Buses replace trains in the Southampton Central area on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly / Leeds / Birmingham New Street and Southampton Central / Bournemouth

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

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

Southern between London Victoria / Brighton and Southampton Central

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Redbridge and St Denys, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth.

Great Western Railway:

Trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will run to an amended timetable, and will be diverted between Romsey and Fareham to run via Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh, calling additionally at both stations. These trains will not call at Southampton Central.

Replacement buses will run between Eastleigh and Southampton Central.

South Western Railway:

Buses replace trains between:

• Southampton Parkway and Bournemouth.

• Southampton Parkway and New Milton.

• Brockenhurst and Lymington.

• Southampton Central and Woolston.

• Eastleigh and Romsey.

Due to bus replacement shortages, South Western Railway customers are now authorised to book their own taxi to travel between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier and also between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour. This is effective between 05:35 and 18:00 only (Sun 06th October).

In order to claim a refund you will need to provide:
•  Full contact details
•  The time and date of your journey
•  The stations you travelled to and from
•  A description of the series of events that took place
•  Copies of your train tickets and taxi receipt
To submit your claim with these details, please use the SWR website.

Southern:

Saturday:

Train services will operate between Brighton and St Denys.

Replacement buses will run between Woolston and Southampton Central. These buses will run direct between Woolston and Southampton Central, so you should change between trains and buses at Woolston.

Sunday:

Replacement buses will run 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.

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