Buses replace trains between Reading and Basingstoke / Winchester / Southampton Central / Romsey on Sunday 21 September 

Route(s) affected

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

Great Western Railway between Reading and Basingstoke

South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central / Poole / Weymouth, and also between Salisbury and Romsey via Eastleigh

Description

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

CrossCountry:

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

Replacement buses will run between Reading, Basingstoke and Winchester. For Southampton Airport Parkway, you should use other services instead.

Great Western Railway:

Buses will replace trains between Reading and Basingstoke.

Buses will run hourly throughout the day, and will call at Reading Green Park, Mortimer, Bramley and Basingstoke. For Reading West, you should use Reading - Newbury / Bedwyn services.

South Western Railway:

Buses will replace trains between:

• Basingstoke and Southampton Central

• Basingstoke and Fareham

• Southampton Central and Romsey via Eastleigh

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.