Buses replace trains via Salisbury on Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads / Westbury and Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Bristol Temple Meads and Salisbury

South Western Railway between London Waterloo / Romsey and Salisbury / Exeter, and also between Basingstoke and Reading

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Warminster and Redbridge and also between , closing several lines. ​​​​​​​

Great Western Railway:

Except where shown below, trains between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads / Westbury and Portsmouth Harbour and also between Bristol Temple Meads and Salisbury will start / terminate at Warminster.

Rail replacement bus service will run between:

• Warminster and Southampton Central, calling at Salisbury

Trains will operate hourly between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.

If you are travelling to / from Romsey you should use South Western Railway services to complete your journey.

Saturday:

Additionally:

• The 17:40 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour, the 17:44 Swindon to Salisbury and also the 17:47 Worcester Foregate Street (starting at Great Malvern) to Portsmouth Harbour service will terminate at Westbury.

• The 19:08 Portsmouth Harbour to (starting Warminster) to Cardiff Central service will call additionally at Dilton Marsh.

• The 19:59 Salisbury to Bristol Temple Meads service will start from Westbury.

Sunday:

Additionally:

• The 07:05 Westbury to Southampton Central will not run.

• The 08:30 Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads will start from Westbury.

South Western Railway:

Rail replacement buses will run between:

• Romsey and Salisbury

• Andover and Gillingham

• Basingstoke and Gillingham

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 this page. 

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages. 

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