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Shrewsbury-to-Machynlleth railway line faces disruption as police deal with 'incident'

Rail services between Shrewsbury and Mid Wales are facing disruption as police deal with an incident.

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National Rail said the incident is affecting the line between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.

It said that the disruption is expected until 7pm today (Wednesday, February 4) and said that rail replacement coaches had been arranged.

An update on the National Rail Enquiries website said: "The police are currently dealing with an incident between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth meaning that some lines are disrupted. Disruption is expected until 7pm.

"Transport for Wales have arranged rail replacement buses to run between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth at no extra cost.

"Please note rail replacement transport will take longer then rail services. Please allow extra time to complete your journey."

Those travelling between the two stations have been encouraged to their journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.