Disruption between Portsmouth Harbour and Havant / Cosham expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

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

Southern between Portsmouth Harbour and Littlehampton / Horsham / Gatwick Airport / London Victoria

Description

There is a signalling problem and a points failure in the Hilsea area, meaning that some lines are disrupted.

Southern trains running between Havant and Southampton Central will be terminated at and started back from Bognor Regis.

South Western Railway services running through Hilsea may be delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised.

South Western Railway services may be further delayed by ongoing signalling problems at London Waterloo.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

South Western Railway customer advice:

A fault with the signalling system has been reported in the Hilsea area. In this case, drivers are having to travel at slower speeds and wait to be talked past 3 signals when travelling towards Havant and Fareham.

To assist you with your journey, your ticket can be used, at no extra cost, on the following services:

• Great Western Railway services between Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central

• Southern services between Portsmouth Harbour and London Victoria

• Southern services between Southampton Central and Havant

• First Bus routes:

  • 1 between Portsmouth Harbour - Portsmouth & Southsea - Fratton

  • 2 between Portsmouth stations - Cosham - Hilsea

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

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

  • X5 between Portsmouth stations - Portchester - Fareham - Bursledon - Sholing - Woolston - Southampton

  • 7 & 8 between Portsmouth stations - Hilsea - Cosham

• Stagecoach Buses routes:

  • 20 Portsmouth stations - Hilsea - Cosham - Havant

  • 21 between Portsmouth stations - Hilsea

  • 23 between Portsmouth stations - Hilsea - Cosham - Bedhampton - Havant

  • 700 Portsmouth stations - Hilsea - Havant

For further information or onward travel advice 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:

A points failure means that Southern services that run between Brighton and Southampton Central will run between Brighton and Bognor Regis only.

For journeys between Brighton and Southampton, you will need to change trains in order to complete your journey en route at Fratton, using South Western Railway and Great Western Railway services between Portsmouth / Fratton and Southampton. Journeys will take around 20-30 minutes longer than usual, so please allow plenty of extra time.

For journeys between Brighton / the coast and west of Southampton - i.e. Salisbury, Bournemouth, South Wales or the West Country, Southern advise travelling via London instead. Ticket restrictions have been relaxed to allow for this.

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

• Great Western Railway services between Southampton and Portsmouth

• South Western Railway services between Southampton and Portsmouth, and also between Southampton / Portsmouth and Clapham Junction / London Waterloo

• Southern services between London Victoria / Clapham Junction and the coast

• Thameslink between London and Brighton (including via Farringdon for the Elizabeth line to / from London Paddington)

• London Underground between London Terminals

• Elizabeth line services between Farringdon and London Paddington

Planning your journey:

You can check your journey using the Live Departure Boards, and you can view a live map of the network.

You can also see an alternative route guide.

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner. You can also use the Southern app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A points failure is affecting the route between Havant and Cosham / 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 teams are on site and investigating the issue. At present, the points have been set to allow trains to run between Portsmouth and Southampton, but cannot be used to run trains between Barnham/Havant and Southampton. As such, Southern services that normally run between Brighton and Southampton will run between Brighton and Bognor Regis instead. Work to rectify the issue will be carried out overnight tonight.

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.