Lines reopened: disruption between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier / Bournemouth expected until 22:00  

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth

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

Description

Lines have now reopened following the police dealing with an incident near the railway in the Brockenhurst area. However, whilst service recovers, trains between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier / Bournemouth may be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 22:00.

South Western Railway customer advice:

Long distance and mainline services

Train services between London Waterloo and Bournemouth /Weymouth are now able to run between these stations.

Train services between Weymouth / Bournemouth and London Waterloo are still unaffected by this, however, as services had been unable to run towards Bournemouth, there may be short notice alterations or cancellations to some services.

South / West local services

Train services between Brockenhurst and Lymington stations are now able to run as scheduled.

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

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.