Disruption between Fareham and Southampton Central expected until 19:00 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway services between Portsmouth Habour and Cardiff Central

South Western Railway services between London Waterloo / Woking / Portsmouth & Southsea and Southampton Central

Southern services between Brighton and Southampton Central

Description

A tree blocking the line in the Netley area means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between Fareham and Southampton Central may be cancelled, delayed by up to 35 minutes, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 19:00.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

Whilst the train is being checked and the tree removed from the railway the line will be blocked. Services will be diverted via Eastleigh which will add additional running time to your journey.

South Western Railway customer advice:

Response teams are on their way to site.

Services between Portsmouth & Southsea and Southampton Central will be cancelled or diverted if possible.

Rail replacement transport:

Buses have been arranged to run between Southampton and Fareham, the first bus is confirmed to start at approximately 16:30 from Southampton Central, with another from Southampton Central at about 17:00.

Ticket acceptance:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on the following services and routes:

• Southern services between Havant and Portsmouth Harbour

• First Bus:

  • 28 and 28A between Fareham and Swanwick

  • Rail Air 2 between Woking and Guildford

• Bluestar Buses:

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

  • 7 between Southampton - Woolston - Sholing

  • 10 between Southampton - Woolston - Bitterne - Sholing

  • 13 between Southampton - Woolston - Bitterne

  • 14 between Southampton - Bitterne - Hedge End

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

  • 16 between Southampton and Bitterne

  • 18 between Southampton and Bitterne

  • 19 between Southampton - Woolston - Sholing

  • 20 between Southampton - St Denys - Bitterne

  • 24 between Eastleigh - Southampton Airport Parkway - Hedge End

• Stagecoach South:

  • 19 between Aldershot - Farnham - Haslemere

  • 23 between Haslemere and Liphook

  • 27 between Rowlands Castle and Havant

  • 34 between Guildford and Woking

  • 35 between Guildford and Woking

  • 37 between Petersfield and Havant

  • 38 between Petersfield - Liss - Alton

  • 46 between Farnham - Farncombe - Godalming - Guildford

  • 69 between Fareham and Winchester

  • 70, 71 and 72 between Guildford - Farncombe - Godalming - Milford - Witley - Haslemere

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

• Falcon Buses:

  • 28 between Woking - Brookwood - Worplesdon - Guildford

• White Bus Services:

  • 462 and 463 between Guildford - Clandon - Woking

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 currently disrupted due to a tree falling on the line in the Swanwick area.

Some trains will be diverted via Southampton Airport, with trains not stopping at Swanwick or Woolston. There is also some change to timetables. Some trains are terminating at different stations to normal, between Barnham and Portsmouth. Please make sure you are checking journey planners for the latest advice.

For passengers looking to travel, please delay your trip until later as you will face significant delays to your normal route.

If you are currently travelling there will be some disruption to your journey and it may take an additional 30 minutes to reach your destination. It may well be quicker to reach you destination via another route.

Ticket Acceptance:

• First Bus routes 28 and 28A between Fareham and Swanwick

• Great Western Railway services between Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central, and also between Redhill and Dorking Deepdene

• South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Havant / Portsmouth & Southsea / Southampton Central

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.

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner.

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

There has been a report of an tree on the railway, and this is now causing some disruption to services. Your train may be held on approach to the area, or it may need to be terminated before it gets to this part of the network.

Network Rail staff will be attending to remove the tree as quickly as they can. Unfortunately, it's not possible to try to run trains past this.

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.