Disruption through Basingstoke expected until 16:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly / Nottingham and Bournemouth

South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Basingstoke / Portsmouth Harbour / Poole / Weymouth / Salisbury / Gillinham / Yeovil Junction / Exeter St Davids

Description

A broken down freight train in the Basingstoke area means that some lines are blocked.

As a result, trains running through this station may be delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 16:00.

South Western Railway customer advice:

The freight train has failed and a rescue train has arrived to move it. Lines will be blocked for a period of time while the attachment and recovery takes place.

If you need any help with your journey, please speak to a member of staff or use a station help point.

If you would prefer to use local buses to continue your journey please check Traveline - South Western Railway tickets are not valid on local buses unless stated above.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.