Amended service at Southampton Central on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth

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

South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Poole / Weymouth and also between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour

Southern between Southampton Central and Brighton

Description

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

CrossCountry:

On Sunday only, buses will run between:

• Eastleigh and Southampton Central / Bournemouth

• Southampton Airport Parkway and Southampton Central / Bournemouth

Great Western Railway:

On Saturday and Sunday, trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will divert between Romsey and Fareham (via Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh where they will call additionally). They will not call Southampton Central.

Replacement buses will operate (hourly) between Eastleigh and Southampton Central taking 20 minutes.

South Western Railway:

After 23:45 on Saturday and all day on Sunday, an amended timetable will operate, trains will not call at Southampton Central.

Replacement buses will operate between:

• Eastleigh and Romsey

• Eastleigh and New Milton

• Eastleigh and Bournemouth

• Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier

• Southampton Central and Fareham

• Southampton Central and Bournemouth

Southern:

On Saturday and Sunday, buses will replace trains between Havant and Southampton Central.

Trains which usually run between Brighton and Southampton Central will be diverted to run between Brighton and Portsmouth Harbour calling additionally at Fratton.

Journey times will be increased on 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 information, please use our travel information pages.

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

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