Major disruption: no trains at Havant expected until 19:00 

Route(s) affected

Southern between London Victoria / Horsham and Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Brighton and Portsmouth & Southsea / Southampton Central

South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour / Fareham / Southampton Central

Description

A broken down freight train in the Havant area means all lines are blocked. Trains running through this station may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised or diverted.

Major disruption is expected until 19:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Southern customer advice:

Services are unable to run between Havant and Chichester / Barnham in either direction. Trains will be delayed, terminated and restarted at a different station to normal, or cancelled completely.

The following changes are expected to services running in both directions, although may be subject to change:

• Services running between Barnham and Bognor Regis will be cancelled

• Services running between Brighton and Southampton Central will be cancelled

• Services running between Brighton and Chichester will run between Brighton and Barnham only

• Services running between Brighton and Portsmouth & Southsea will run between Brighton and Bognor Regis only

• Services running between London Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour / Bognor Regis will run between London Victoria and Bognor Regis only. These trains will no longer divide and attach at Horsham

Please check your journey before you travel this afternoon, as it is very likely you will need to take a different train than planned, change trains en route or use an alternative route instead. Journeys will likely take at least 30 minutes longer than usual so please allow plenty of extra time.

For journeys between Chichester and Havant / Portsmouth Harbour, you'll need to use Stagecoach 700 bus services to complete your journey instead.

For journeys between Brighton / the coast and Southampton Central / Portsmouth and the West Country, we would strongly advise that you travel via London instead - tickets routed "via Barnham" and similar will be accepted this way instead.

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

• South Western Railway between Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central, and between London Waterloo and Southampton Central

• Great Western Railway between Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central

• Southern via any reasonable route including via both Horsham and Brighton

• Thameslink between London and Brighton

• London Underground between London Terminals

• Elizabeth line between London Paddington and Farringdon

The following Stagecoach Buses routes:

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

• 700 between Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Bosham, Southbourne, Emsworth, Havant and Portsmouth

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

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

• 500 between Littlehampton, Barnham and Chichester

Planning your journey:

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

You can also view an alternative route guide.

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Trains operators have been advised that a freight train has broken down in the Havant area this afternoon, and is currently blocking multiple routes through the area.

The driver has made attempts to reset the train but without any success at this point. A rescue locomotive is now on route and expected to arrive by around 14.30. Once on site, it'll attach to the broken down train and then move it so that it is no longer blocking the line - at present the estimate for lines to reopen is around 15.30.

South Western Railway customer advice:

There is a plan in place for the broken down freight train to be met by a rescue train so that it can be moved, the rescue train is coming from Southampton and should be in place and able to move the freight train by 3pm.

Trains between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour via Guildford will be diverted via Eastleigh where possible in both directions.

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

• Stagecoach South routes 70, 71 and 72 between Guildford, Farncombe, Godalming, Milford, Witley and Haslemere

• Stagecoach South route 23 between Haslemere and Liphook

• Stagecoach South route 37 between Petersfield and Havant

• Stagecoach South route 38 between Petersfield, Liss and Alton

• Stagecoach South route 27 between Rowlands Castle and Havan

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

• First Bus Rail Air 2 between Woking and Guildford

• Stagecoach South route 34 between Woking and Guildford

• Stagecoach South route 35 between Woking and Guildford

• Falcon Buses route 28 between Woking, Brookwood, Worplesdon and Guildford

• White Bus routes 462 and 463 between Guildford, Clandon and Woking

Rail replacement buses will run on the following routes:

Semi fast buses between Guildford and Portsmouth Harbour calling at Haslemere, Peterfield, Havant, Fratton, Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour in both directions.

Stopping buses between Guildford and Portsmouth Harbour calling at all stations in both directions.

These buses are expected to start running soon.

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.