Lines reopened: disruption between Poole and Bournemouth expected until 19:00  

Route(s) affected

Trains between Poole and Bournemouth, and also between Weymouth and London Waterloo

Description

Following a fault at a level crossing between Poole and Bournemouth earlier today, lines have now reopened. As a result, trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised to allow the service to recover.

Disruption is expected until 19:00.

Customer advice:

While the issue has been resolved, disruption will continue because of trains and crew being out of place.

We expect train services to run normally between London Waterloo and Bournemouth / Weymouth by 19:00.

Ticket acceptance:

You may use your ticket at no extra cost with the following local bus operators between Weymouth and Bournemouth:

Buses between Poole and Bournemouth:

Morebus routes:

• M1 and M2 between Poole - Parkstone - Branksome - Bournemouth

• 16 and 17 between Poole - Parkstone - Branksome - Bournemouth

• 18 between Parkstone - Branksome - Bournemouth

• 20 between Poole - Parkstone - Branksome - Bournemouth

• 36 between Branksome and Bournemouth

Buses between Weymouth and Poole:

• Morebus routes:

  • 8 and 9 between Hamworthy and Poole

  • 40 between Wareham and Poole

• First Bus routes:

  • 10 between Weymouth - Upwey - Dorchester

  • X51 between Weymouth and Dorchester

  • X54 between Weymouth - Wool - Wareham

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.

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.