Amended service in the Southampton and Brockenhurst areas on Saturday 19 April and Sunday 20 April 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth

Great Western Railway between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour

South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Southampton Central / Poole / Weymouth and between Winchester and Bournemouth and between Salisbury and Romsey and also between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour

Southern between Brighton and Southampton Central

Description

Engineering work is taking place in the Southampton and Brockenhurst areas, closing various lines.

CrossCountry:

On Saturday, trains from the north will terminate at, and start back from Southampton Central. Replacement road transport will operate direct between Bournemouth and Southampton Airport Parkway to connect with the trains.

On Sunday, trains from the north will terminate at, and start back from Eastleigh. Replacement road transport will operate between Bournemouth / Southampton Central / Southampton Airport Parkway and Eastleigh to connect with the trains.

Great Western Railway:

On Sunday, buses replace trains between Eastleigh and Southampton Central.

South Western Railway:

Due to engineering work in the Southampton and Brockenhurst areas, significant service changes will be made:

Saturday:

• London Waterloo - Weymouth services will be revised with some extra stops, and will terminate at Southampton Central. A revised train service will run between Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth. A mixture of 'fast' and 'stopping' buses will run between Southampton Airport Parkway / Southampton Central / Brockenhurst / Bournemouth

• Winchester - Southampton Central stopping services and Southampton Central to Bournemouth stopping services will not run

• Salisbury - Romsey via Southampton Central services will run between Salisbury and Romsey only (passengers for Chandler’s Ford should travel on the diverted Great Western Railway services). Buses will run between Romsey and Southampton Central via Redbridge

• Fareham - Southampton Central services will be replaced by buses

• Brockenhurst - Lymington Pier services will not run, buses will operate between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier

Sunday:

• London Waterloo - Weymouth services will terminate at Eastleigh. A revised train service will run between Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth. A mixture of 'fast' and 'stopping' buses will run between Eastleigh / Southampton Airport Parkway / Southampton Central / Brockenhurst / Bournemouth

• Salisbury - Romsey via Southampton Central services will run between Salisbury and Romsey only (passengers for Chandler’s Ford should travel on the diverted Great Western Railway services). Buses will run between Romsey and Southampton Central via Redbridge

• Brockenhurst - Lymington Pier services will not run, buses will operate between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier

• Southampton Central - Portsmouth Harbour 'stopping' services will not run. Buses will run between Southampton Central and Fareham, and a revised train service will run between Fareham and Portsmouth Harbour

Southern:

Saturday and Sunday:

Buses will replace trains between Havant and Southampton Central.

Journey times will be increased when using replacement buses.

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.