Disruption between Eastleigh and Fareham expected until 17:00 

Route(s) affected

Between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour

Description

A tree blocking the railway at Hedge End is causing disruption to South Western Railway services running between Eastleigh and Fareham. Whilst all lines are currently blocked, trains between these stations may be revised.

Disruption is expected until 17:00.

Customer advice:

Response teams are on their way to site. We don't know when the line is expected to reopen.

To assist you with your journey your ticket will be accepted, at no extra cost to yourself, on the following:

• Great Western Railway services between Southampton Central and Portsmouth & Southsea in both directions (please note, there is an incident affecting services to / from Portsmouth today)

• Bluestar buses on the following routes:

  • 3 between Southampton Central, Bitterne, Hedge End, Botley and Eastleigh

  • 14 between Southampton Central, Bitterne and Hedge End

  • 24 between Eastleigh, Southampton Airport Parkway and Hedge End

Replacement road transport has been requested to shuttle between Eastleigh and Fareham calling at Hedge End and Botley - this is due to be in place around 15:30.

Further ticket arrangements are being organised for you to be able to use your ticket at no extra cost with other train and bus operators. We will let you know when this is in place.

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.