Lines reopened: disruption between Basingstoke and Winchester expected until 23:00  

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth

South Western Railway between London Waterloo / Basingstoke and Bournemouth, and between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour/ Weymouth, and also between Winchester and Southampton Central / Poole

Description

Lines have reopened following a fault with the signalling system between Basingstoke and Micheldever.

As services recover, trains between Basingstoke and Winchester may still be delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 23:00.

South Western Railway customer advice:

After engineers fixed an earlier signalling problem between Basingstoke and Micheldever, all lines have now reopened.

Although the fault is fixed, there may be delays and short notice alterations in order to minimise disruption.

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.