Buses replace trains between Southampton Airport Parkway / Southampton Central and Bournemouth / Poole on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly / Birmingham New Street / Reading and Bournemouth

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

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Redbridge and Bournemouth, closing all lines. ​​​​​​​

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth.

South Western Railway:

Buses will replace trains between:

Saturday:

• Brockenhurst and Poole.

• Southampton Airport Parkway and Poole.

• Southampton Central and Poole

Sunday:

• Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth.

• Southampton Central and Bournemouth.

• Southampton Central and New Milton.

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.