Buses replace trains in the Southampton Central / Bournemouth area on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Bournemouth / Southampton Central and Birmingham New Street / Manchester Piccadilly / Nottingham

South Western Railway between Weymouth and Brockenhurst / Southampton Central / Eastleigh / London Waterloo, between Poole and Eastleigh / Basingstoke / London Waterloo, between Bournemouth and Southampton Central / Winchester, between Lymington Pier and Brockenhurst, between Southampton Central and Portsmouth & Southsea, and also between Romsey and Salisbury

Great Western Railway between Portsmouth Harbour and Bristol Temple Meads / Cardiff Central

Southern between Southampton Central and Brighton

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Bournemouth and Southampton Central, closing some lines.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between:

Saturday

• Bournemouth and Southampton Airport Parkway

Sunday

• Bournemouth and Southampton Airport Parkway

• Bournemouth and Eastleigh

• Southampton Central and Eastleigh

Great Western Railway:

Sunday

Trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will divert between Romsey and Fareham (via Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh where they will call additionally). They will not call at Southampton Central.

A replacement bus service will operate between:

• Eastleigh and Southampton Central (taking approximately 20 minutes)

South Western Railway:

Trains between Weymouth / Lymington Pier and Southampton Central will run to a reduced and amended timetable.

On Sunday only, replacement buses will run between:

• Bournemouth and Eastleigh

• Bournemouth and Southampton Central

• New Milton and Eastleigh

• Lymington Pier and Brockenhurst

• Southampton Central and Fareham

• Romsey and Eastleigh

Southern:

Buses will replace trains between Havant and Southampton Central.

Trains that normally run between Brighton and Southampton Central will be amended to run between Brighton and Portsmouth & Southsea instead.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.