Lines reopened: disruption through Havant expected until 14:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Guildford and Havant, and also between Havant and Portsmouth Harbour

Description

Lines have now reopened following a points failure in the Bedhampton area. However, whilst service recovers, trains running through Havant may be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 14:00.

Southern services are no longer disrupted.

Customer advice:

After engineers have attended the site to provide support for the incident, all lines have now opened and trains are running on all lines.

In order to minimise disruption there may be short notice alterations made due to both train and crew displacement.

In order to help you complete your journey at no extra cost to yourself, tickets will be accepted the following:

• Great Western Railway train services between Portsmouth Harbour and Salisbury

In addition, South Western Railway are expecting replacement transport to run between Havant and Portsmouth Harbour to provide passengers with alternative options however due to the last minute nature of this, these are not running to a timetable.

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

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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.