Disruption between Bournemouth and Southampton Central expected until 20:00 Friday 11 July 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly / Birmingham New Street and Bournemouth

South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Bournemouth / Poole / Weymouth, between Winchester and Bournemouth / Poole, between Southampton Central and Bournemouth and also between Brockenhurst Lymington Pier and Poole

Description

A fault with the signalling system between Brockenhurst and Southampton Central means that trains must run at a reduced speed on the line towards Southampton.

Trains running through these stations will be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or running non stop between Brockenhurst and Totton.

A reduced service is expected between Bournemouth and Southampton Central during 10:00 and 20:00 tomorrow, Friday 11 July, due to the forecast high temperatures.

Disruption is expected until 20:00 Friday 11 July.

South Western Railway customer advice:

Trains will not be calling at Beaulieu Road and Ashurst New Forest in the direction of Southampton Central until further notice. Customers for these stations are advised to travel to Southampton Central and board a train calling at these stations from Southampton Central.

Due to the forecast high track temperatures expected tomorrow (11th July) between Southampton Central and Bournemouth, between the hours of 10:00 and 20:00 fewer trains will run between these stations in order to minimise service disruption.

For further information or onward travel advice 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.

For the most up to date information, timetables will be updated overnight so you can plan your journey accordingly.

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.