Buses replace train between Eastleigh / Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November 

Route(s) affected

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

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

Southern between Southampton Central and Barnham / Littlehampton / Brighton

South Western Railway between Poole / Southampton Central and Eastleigh / Winchester / Basingstoke / London Waterloo, between Weymouth and Eastleigh / London Waterloo, between Bournemouth and Southampton Central / Winchester, between Southampton Central and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour, between Salisbury and Romsey, and also between Romsey and Romsey (circular services)

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Hinton Admiral and Southampton (Saturday) / Fareham (Sunday), closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

On Saturday, buses will replace trains between Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth.

On Sunday, buses replace train between Eastleigh / Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth.

Great Western Railway:

Great Western Railway services are unaffected by work on Saturday, and will run as normal.

Sunday:

Trains between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads and Portsmouth Harbour will be diverted between Romsey and Fareham (via Chandlers Ford / Eastleigh, additionally calling at both stations). These trains will not call at Southampton Central.

Replacement buses will run between Eastleigh and Southampton Central.

Additionally, the 19:34 Bristol Temple Meads to Portsmouth Harbour service will not run. You should instead travel by earlier or later services, at no extra cost.

South Western Railway:

Saturday:

No trains will run between Brockenhurst and Bournemouth

Replacement buses will run between:

• Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth (direct)

• Brockenhurst and Bournemouth

Trains will continue to run between

Sunday:

Replacement buses will run between:

• Eastleigh / Southampton Central and Bournemouth

• Eastleigh / Southampton Central and New Milton

• Southampton Central and Romsey

• Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier

• Southampton Central and Woolston

Southern:

It is not yet known how Southern will be affected by this engineering work.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with CrossCountry, Great Western Railway or South Western Railway, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.

If you are travelling with Southern, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

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 drop-off 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.