TRAIN passengers in Devon are facing significant disruption this morning, Friday, November 13, following the discovery of a track defect at Exeter St Davids.

Network Rail have confirmed all lines are blocked at the aforementioned station, leaving passengers facing cancellations, revised services and delays of up to 60 minutes.

The disruption is expected until 12pm.

One couple, set to depart from Newton Abbot aboard a 10am train to London to see Simple Minds in concert, told the Mid-Devon Advertiser: ‘I swear every time we use public transport, without fail, something goes wrong, or doesn’t work as it should - every, single time’.

Great Western Railway said services between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth, via Newton Abbot, could be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Services travelling into Cornwall are also being affected.

The operator confirmed it was working alongside Network Rail to resolve the issue and restore its normal timetable as quickly as possible.

What routes are affected?

• CrossCountry between Plymouth and Derby / Leeds / York / Newcastle / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh / Aberdeen, and also between Paignton and Manchester Piccadilly;

• Great Western Railway between Penzance and Exeter St Davids / London Paddington, and between Paignton and Exmouth / London Paddington, and between Exeter Central and Barnstaple / Okehampton, and also between Exeter St Davids and Cardiff Central;

• South Western Railway between Exeter St Davids and London Waterloo