Major disruption between Portsmouth Harbour / Havant and Fareham until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway services between Portsmouth Harbour / Portsmouth & Southsea and Bath Spa

South Western Railway services between London Waterloo / Woking and Portsmouth Harbour, between Portsmouth Harbour and Eastleigh / Winchester / Southampton Central, between Portsmouth & Southsea and Southampton Central and also between Havant and Fareham

Southern services between Brighton / Littlehampton and Southampton Central

Description

A points failure in the Havant area means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between Portsmouth Harbour / Havant and Fareham may be delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

South Western Railway customer advice:

Because your journey has been heavily disrupted, you can book your own taxi and claim the cost back through the South Western Railway website. This applies to travel between any stations served by South Western Railway between London Waterloo, Woking, Guildford, Basingstoke, Havant and Portsmouth Harbour. You will need to provide the following details to make a claim:

• Your full contact details

• The time and date of your journey

• The stations you travelled to and from

• A detailed description of the series of events that took place

• Copies of your train ticket/s and taxi receipt

Your ticket can be used, at no extra cost, on the following bus services:

• Bluestar 3 between Southampton - Bitterne - Hedge End - Botley - Eastleigh

• Bluestar 7 between Southampton - Woolston - Sholing

• Bluestar 10 between Southampton - Woolston - Bitterne - Sholing

• Bluestar 13 between Southampton - Woolston - Bitterne

• Bluestar 14 between Southampton - Bitterne - Hedge End

• Bluestar 15 between Southampton - Woolston - Sholing - Netley - Hamble

• Bluestar 16 between Southampton and Bitterne

• Bluestar 18 between Southampton and Bitterne

• Bluestar 19 between Southampton - Woolston - Sholing

• Bluestar 20 between Southampton - St Denys - Bitterne

• Bluestar 24 between Eastleigh - Southampton Airport Parkway - Hedge End

• Stagecoach South 700 "Coastliner" between Havant Bus Station - Hilsea Old London Road - Portsmouth City Centre - Portsmouth Harbour

• First Bus 1 between Portsmouth Harbour - Portsmouth City Centre - Fratton

• First Bus 2 between Cosham - Hilsea - Portsmouth stations

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

• First Bus X4 between Portsmouth stations - Portchester - Fareham - Swanwick - Sholing - Woolston - Southampton

• First Bus X5 between Southampton - Woolston - Sholing - Bursledon - Fareham - Portchester - Portsmouth

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

• First Bus 28 and 28A between Fareham and Swanwick

Unused tickets dated for today (29/10/25) can be used tomorrow (30/10/25) due to today’s disruption incident.

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:

Services are unable to run between Chichester, Havant and Portsmouth / Southampton until further notice. Services will terminate and restart at a different station to normal, or will be cancelled completely.

Where possible, we would advise that you do not travel. If you do decide to travel then you'll need to use an alternative route to complete your journey. Journeys will take at least an extra 60 minutes so please allow plenty of extra time for your journey. Please note that alternative transport options at this time are very limited.

If you wish to travel tomorrow instead, your ticket dated today, Wednesday 29 October, will be accepted tomorrow, Thursday 30 October, instead. Please note this will only apply to journeys on Southern and South Western Railway services, and not other operators.

Tickets will be accepted for no extra cost on the following for no extra cost to yourself:

• South Western Railway services between Southampton and Portsmouth - please note these services are also being affected by this incident

• Great Western Railway services between Southampton and Portsmouth - please note these services are also being affected by this incident

Stagecoach Bus routes:

• 9 - between Arundel, Littlehampton, Angmerin, Worthing, Lancing, and Shoreham by Sea

• 700 - Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Shoreham, Lancing, Worthing, West Worthing, Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Havant, Portsmouth

• 701 - Lancing, Worthing, West Worthing, Goring-by-Sea, Littlehampton

• 11 - Worthing, West Worthing, Goring-by-Sea, Littlehampton

• 500 for Chichester, Barnham, and Littlehampton

Brighton & Hove Bus routes:

• 1 between Brighton, Hove (town), Aldrington (town), Portslade (town) and Fishersgate (station)

• 1X between Brighton, Hove (town), Portslade (station), Fishersgate (town)

• 2 between Brighton, Hove (town), Aldrington town), Portslade (close to the station), and Shoreham-by-Sea (station)

• 3X between Hove, Brighton, Moulsecoomb, and Falmer.

• 5 between Brighton, Hove (town) and Aldrington (station)

• 6 between Brighton, Hove (town), and Portslade (station)

• 7 between Brighton and Hove (station)

• 21 between Brighton and Hove (station)

• 46 between Brighton, Hove (town), Aldrington (town), Portslade (station), and Southwick (station)

• 49, between Brighton, Hove (town), and Portslade (station)

First Bus routes:

• 1 between Portsmouth Harbour, Portsmouth City Centre and Fratton

• 2 between Cosham, Hilsea and Portsmouth stations

• 3 between Fareham, Portchester, Cosham, Hilsea and Portsmouth stations

• X4 between Portsmouth stations, Portchester, Fareham, Swanwick, Woolston and Southampton

• X5 between Southampton, Fareham, Portchester and Portsmouth

• 7 & 8 between Portsmouth stations, Hilsea and Cosham

• 28 and 28A between Fareham and Swanwick

Replacement buses have been requested to run between Chichester and Havant, although we do not have an estimate for these at present.

Planning your journey:

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

You can use the Southern app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A points failure is blocking all trains on the route between Havant and Portsmouth, and between Havant and Southampton.

Points are moveable sections of track that guide trains onto different routes at junctions. If they develop a fault due to obstructions, electronic failures or other issues, trains cannot safely pass.

Network Rail is sending specialist teams to investigate as a priority. Once on-site, they'll diagnose the issue and look for a quick fix. Some repairs may take longer if replacement parts or expert advice are needed.

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.