Lines reopened: disruption between Fareham and Southampton Central expected until 22:00 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between Portsmouth & Southsea and Bristol Parkway, and between Portsmouth Harbour and Bristol Parkway / Cardiff Central

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

Southern between Brighton / Littlehampton and Southampton Central

Description

Lines have now reopened following a road vehicle striking a bridge in the Netley area. However, whilst service recovers, trains running between Fareham and Southampton Central may be delayed by up to 20 minutes, cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 22:00

Southern customer advice:

Southern services have been unable to run to / from Southampton Central. These services have terminated and restarted elsewhere, for instance at Portsmouth Harbour or at Bognor Regis.

Services can now run through, and we expect the first service in either direction to be as follows:

• 19:13 from Brighton to Southampton Central

• 21:20 from Southampton Central to Brighton

For journeys to / from Southampton Central, please check before you travel this evening. If your planned train affected then you may need to take a later train than planned, or use an alternative route to complete your journey instead. Journeys are likely to be extended by around 20-30 minutes as a result so please allow plenty of extra time to account for this.

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

• Southern services via any reasonable route including between Brighton/the coast and London

• Thameslink services between Brighton and London

• South Western Railway services between Southampton and London Waterloo, and between Southampton and Portsmouth - please note these service can run but will be diverted to run via alternative routes

• Great Western Railway services between Southampton and Portsmouth - please note these service can run but will be diverted to run via alternative routes

• London Underground between London Terminals

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?

Earlier this evening, Southern were told that a road vehicle had struck a railway bridge in the Netley area.

This meant that trains were stopped on all lines that travel under the bridge, so trains were unable to travel on this route. Network Rail have sent engineers who have checked for damage and since confirmed that the line is safe for trains to run on again as normal.

Southern take railway safety very seriously and need to make sure it's safe for services to run as planned.

If you see a vehicle hitting a bridge, or you think a bridge has been damaged, please report it using the phone number on the identification plate fixed to the bridge. If no plate is provided, please report it to the police by calling 999.

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.