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Buses replace trains between Woking / Reading and Basingstoke / Winchester on Sunday 15 March 

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Engineering work details

Starts Sunday 15 March 2026 to Sunday 15 March 2026

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Route(s) affected

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

Great Western Railway between Reading and Basingstoke

South Western Railway between London Waterloo / Basingstoke and Southampton Central, and between London Waterloo and Bournemouth / Weymouth

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Reading and Basingstoke, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

Trains will be diverted, and will not call at Basingstoke, Winchester or Southampton Airport Parkway. Journey times will be extended by up to 60 minutes.

Replacement buses will run between Reading and Winchester via Basingstoke.

For Southampton Airport Parkway, you should use other train services instead.

Great Western Railway:

Buses will replace trains between Reading and Basingstoke, calling at Reading Green Park, Mortimer and Bramley.

For Reading West, you should instead use trains between Reading and Newbury / Bedwyn.

South Western Railway:

Buses replace trains between Woking and Winchester.

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.

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