Buses replace trains between Southampton Airport Parkway and Lymington Pier / Bournemouth / Poole on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 October 

Route(s) affected

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

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

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

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Romsey and Southampton Central, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

Saturday and Sunday:

Replacement buses will run between Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth.

Trains will continue to run to / from Southampton Central.

Great Western Railway:

Sunday:

Trains that normally run via Southampton Central will be diverted to run via Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh (calling additionally). They will not call at Southampton Central.

For Southampton Central, you should use alternative train services between Eastleigh and Southampton Central.

An amended and slightly reduced timetable will operate for Great Western Railway services between Westbury and Portsmouth Harbour.

South Western Railway:

Saturday:

Buses will replace trains between:

• Southampton Airport Parkway and Poole

• Brockenhurst and Poole

Sunday:

Buses will replace trains between:

• Southampton Airport Parkway and Poole

• Southampton Central and New Milton

• Southampton Central and Romsey

• Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier

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.