Lines reopened: disruption between Fareham / Winchester and Southampton Central expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry services between Bournemouth / Southampton Central and Oxford

South Western Railway services between Portsmouth Harbour / Portsmouth & Southsea / Bournemouth and Southampton Central between Southampton Central and Romsey, between Bournemouth and Eastleigh / London Waterloo and also on the Romsey circular route

Description

Following overrunning engineering works in the Southampton Central area all lines have now reopened. However, journeys between Fareham / Winchester and Southampton Central may still be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until 15:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

South Western customer advice:

Booking your own taxi:

Because your journey has been heavily disrupted, you can book your own taxi and claim the cost back through the South Western Railway website. This applies to travel between any stations served by South Western Railway between Basingstoke and Bournemouth and between Southampton and Portsmouth. You will need to provide the following details to make a claim:

• Your full contact details

• The time and date of your journey

• The stations you travelled to and from

• A detailed description of the series of events that took place

• Copies of your train ticket/s and taxi receipt

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.