No trains at Cosham until approximately 19:00  

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between Cardiff Central / Westbury and Portsmouth Harbour

Southern between Southampton Central and Brighton

South Western Railway between Winchester / Eastleigh / London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Eastleigh / Woolston and Portsmouth & Southsea

Description

A fire on a property near the railway at Cosham means all lines are disrupted. As a result, trains will be revised to not call at this station.

Disruption is expected until 19:00.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following local bus services:-

• First Bus Portsmouth route 1 Fratton to Portsmouth

• First Portsmouth routes 2, 7 and 8 Cosham to Portsmouth

• First Portsmouth route 3 Fareham to Portsmouth

• Stagecoach south routes 20 and 23 Cosham to Portsmouth

If your train is cancelled, you may travel on either of the two services before, or two services after, your original train. If these are peak services or less flexible, you can still travel with your original ticket, at no extra cost.

Southern customer advice:

Southern services are currently unable to call at Cosham.

At this time, Southern are unable to provide an estimate for when service will resume.

For journeys to/from Cosham, you will need to use an alternative route means of transport. Your ticket will be accepted on the below local bus routes at no additional cost:

• First Bus 2 between Cosham, Hilsea, and Portsmouth

• First Bus 3 between Fareham, Portchester, Cosham, Hilsea, and Portsmouth

• First Bus 7&8 between Cosham, Hilsea, and Portsmouth

• Stagecoach 18 between Cosham Health Centre, Hilsea, and Fratton

• Stagecoach 20 between Havant, Cosham Health Centre, Hilsea, and Portsmouth

• Stagecoach 23 between Havant, Bedhampton, Cosham, Hilsea, and Portsmouth

If you do use local buses to complete your journey, you should allow up to 20 minutes extra to complete your journey.

Planning your journey:

You can plan local bus journeys using the Stagecoach and First Bus journey planners.

You can use live departure boards, and a live map of the network.

You can see an alternative route guide.

You can also use Southern's app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A fire on property near the railway means Southern are currently unable to serve Cosham.

Staff are working closely with the emergency services, Network Rail, and other train operators to resume service at the station as soon as it's safe to do so.

South Western Railway customer advice:

Response teams are on site and are dealing with the fire. Cosham station has been closed for safety reasons. At this time, it isn't known when trains are expected to call at Cosham.

Until further notice the following alterations will apply in each direction.

Long Distance & Mainline services:

• London Waterloo to Portsmouth (via Eastleigh) services will not call at Cosham.

South & West Local Services:

• Portsmouth to Southampton Central stopping services will not call at Cosham.

How do I get to my destination?

If you are travelling to Cosham, your ticket can be used, at no extra cost, on the following services:

• First Bus 2 between Cosham - Hilsea - Portsmouth stations

• First Bus 3 between Fareham - Portchester - Cosham - Hilsea - Portsmouth stations

• First Bus 7 & 8 between Portsmouth stations - Hilsea – Cosham

• Stagecoach South 18 between Fratton Bridge - Hilsea Crescent - Cosham Health Centre

• Stagecoach South 20 between Havant Bus Station - Cosham Health Centre - Hilsea Crescent - Portsmouth City Centre - Portsmouth Harbour

• Stagecoach South 23 between Havant Bus Station - Bedhampton Brunswick Gardens - Cosham Health Centre - 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.