Lines reopened: disruption at Basingstoke expected until 12:00  

Route(s) affected

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

Great Western Railway between Reading and Basingstoke

South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Basingstoke / Fareham / Salisbury / Gillingham / Southampton Central / Yeovil Junction / Honiton / Exeter St Davids / Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central / Poole / Weymouth, and also between Woking / Bournemouth and Basingstoke

Description

Following a road vehicle striking a bridge at Basingstoke all lines have reopened. As service recovers, trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

South Western Railway customer advice:

You can still travel, however, if you need to travel on services that pass through Basingstoke, please check for any delays and check your journey in case any changes have been made to your train.

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 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.