Disruption between Fareham and Southampton Central expected until 14:00 

Route(s) affected

South Western services between London Waterloo / Portsmouth Harbour / Portsmouth & Southsea / Fareham and Southampton Central

Southern services between Brighton and Southampton Central

Description

A fault with the signalling system at Hamble means that services between Fareham and Southampton Central must run at a reduced speed on the line towards Southampton. As a result, trains running through these stations will be delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 14:00.

South Western Railway customer advice:

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:

There is a reduced service to and from Southampton Central this morning, with some trains that normally run between Brighton and Southampton diverted into, and terminated at, Portsmouth & Southsea. Please check before you travel as you may have to change trains en route, and your journey is likely to be extended by up to 30 minutes.

Services from Brighton to Southampton that do run as advertised will be delayed by around 10-20 minutes when travelling through the Hamble area.

Ticket acceptance

Your ticket will be accepted on the following, at no extra cost

• South Western Railway trains between Portsmouth and Southampton

• Great Western Railway between Portsmouth and Southampton

Planning your journey:

Live departure boards can be viewed, as well as a live map of the network.

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Network Rail responders are on site and working to resolve a problem with the signalling system in the Hamble area. This is proving to be a complex job and the disruption is ongoing.

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.