Lines reopened: disruption between Havant and Portsmouth & Southsea / Cosham expected until 20:00
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Thursday 09 April 2026 at 15:30
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Last updated
Thursday 09 April 2026 at 16:30
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour / Fareham / Southampton Central, and also between Woking and Southampton Central
Southern services between London Victoria and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour, and between Brighton and Southampton Central, and also between Horsham and Portsmouth Harbour
Description
Following a vehicle colliding with a level crossing at Bedhampton, all lines have reopened. Services running between Havant and Portsmouth & Southsea / Cosham may still be delayed up to 30 minutes, cancelled or revised to allow the service to recover.
Disruption is expected until 20:00.
Customer advice for Southern:
Southern services which run to and from Portsmouth and Southampton could be delayed in the Bedhampton area.
The lines are once again open, but Southern are working with emergency services to get trains running back at their usual speed as soon as possible.
For now, you can travel using your usual route, but please allow an additional 20 minutes to reach your destination.
Planning your journey:
Southern's live departure boards and a live map of the network can help you plan your journey.
You can also see our alternative route guide.
If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner.
You can also use the app to find up-to-date information.
Customer advice for South Western Railway:
In order to help you complete your journey, at no extra cost to yourself we have in place the following acceptance:
Southern services between Southampton Central, Portsmouth Harbour and London Victoria
Firstbus routes:
1 between Portsmouth Harbour - Portsmouth city centre and Fratton
2 between Cosham - Hilsea - Portsmouth stations
3 between Fareham - Portchester - Cosham - Hilsea and Portsmouth stations
X4 between Portsmouth stations - Portchester - Fareham - Swanwick - Sholing - Woolston and Southampton
X5 between Southampton - Woolston - Sholing - Bursledon - Fareham - Portchester and Portsmouth
7 and 8 between Portsmouth stations - Hilsea and Cosham
18 between Fratton Bridge - Hilsea Crescent - Cosham Health Centre
19 between Bedhampton Brookside Road - Hilsea Anchorage Park and Portsmouth city centre
20 between Havant Bus Station - Cosham Health Centre - Hilsea Crescent - Portsmouth city centre and Portsmouth Harbour
38 between Petersfield - Liss and Alton
23 between Haslemere and Liphook
37 between Petersfield and Havant
27 between Rowlands Castle and Havant
37 between Petersfield and Havant
700 "Coastliner" between Havant bus station - Hilsea Old London Road - Portsmouth city centre - Portsmouth Harbour
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.
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