Reduced service between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier: disruption is expected until the end of the day on Friday 23 February 

Route(s) affected

Between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier

Description

Urgent repairs to the railway between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier mean that trains have to run at a reduced speed on all lines. As a result, a reduced service is currently in operation between these stations.

Network Rail are completing some emergency engineering work between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier on both Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 January. As a result, trains will be unable to operate between these stations on these dates and will be replaced by rail replacement bus services this weekend.

From Monday 19 January, the reduced service between these stations will be back in operation.

This is expected until the end of the day on Friday 23 February.

Customer advice:

Following urgent repairs to the railway, all lines have now reopened. Initial work has taken place to reopen the line. However, due to the complexity of the issues found, the work is likely to take several weeks to be completed.

As a result, trains will be subject to minimal delay while they run at a reduced speed along the line and the service will be reduced to an hourly service in order to minimise disruption.

Network Rail need to complete emergency engineering work between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 January meaning that trains will not be able to run on these days. Rail replacement buses will run every 30 minutes on Saturday, and every 60 minutes on Sunday. Journey planners will be updated 24 hours in advance.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey for up to and including Friday 16 January using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. For journeys on Saturday 17 January and beyond, please check back later.

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.