Lines reopened between Cosham / Havant and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour: disruption expected until 22:00 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads and Portsmouth Harbour

Southern between London Victoria / Gatwick Airport / Horsham / Littlehampton and Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Brighton and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour

South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour, between Guildford / Eastleigh and Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Southampton Central and Portsmouth & Southsea

Description

The emergency services have safely completed their work in dealing with an incident between Hilsea and Fratton, allowing all lines to reopen.

Whilst service recovers, trains running between Cosham / Havant and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised to terminate at an earlier station on their route.

Disruption is expected until 22:00.

South Western Railway customer advice:

Long distance and mainline services

Services between Portsmouth Harbour and London Waterloo via both Haslemere and Eastleigh are expected to be delayed, revised or cancelled.

South local services

Services between Portsmouth stations and Southampton Central are also expected to be delayed or revised.

How do I get to my destination?

You will still be able to travel but please allow extra time to complete your journey due to ongoing disruption caused by this incident.

Your ticket can be used, at no extra cost, on Southern services between Havant, Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central.

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.

Southern customer advice:

Trains can now run between Havant and Portsmouth. There may still be some residual disruption whilst service returns to a booked timetable. This means there may be some delays, cancellations and last minute alterations. Please ensure to leave at least an extra 20 minutes to reach your destination.

Please ensure to check before you travel using online journey planners and live departure boards for the latest information.

Planning your journey:

You can view live departure boards and a live map of the Southern network.

You can use an alternative route guide.

The Southern app will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more?

Network Rail and the emergency services were dealing with an incident in the Hilsea area earlier today. The situation has been resolved and services can now start to run as booked.

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.