Lines reopened: disruption to South Western Railway services between Brockenhurst and Bournemouth expected until 16:00 

Route(s) affected

Between London Waterloo and Weymouth, between Basingstoke / Winchester and Bournemouth, and also between Southampton Central and Bournemouth / Poole

Description

Lines have reopened following an earlier electricity supply problem in the Sway area.

Whilst services recover, South Western Railway trains through Brockenhurst and Bournemouth may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

This is expected until 16:00.

Customer advice:

Engineers have fixed the issue and trains are now able to run between Bournemouth and Brockenhurst in both directions.

Long distance and mainline services:

• All trains are now able to run between Brockenhurst and Bournemouth, but some services may still be cancelled, delayed or revised due to train stock and crew being displaced as a result of the earlier disruption

How do I get to my destination?

• You should allow extra time for your journey and continue to check station boards and our website for the latest service updates

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

Rail:

• CrossCountry services between Bournemouth and Basingstoke in both directions

• Great Western Railway services between Weymouth and Westbury / Bath Spa in both directions

• Great Western Railway services between Westbury / Bath Spa and London Paddington in both directions

Bus:

• Morebus route 70 between Hamworthy, Poole, Bournemouth, Pokesdown and Christchurch

• Morebus New Forest Breezer route 81 between Bournemouth, Christchurch, Hinton Admiral, New Milton and Lymington Town

• Morebus New Forest Breezer route 82 between Bournemouth, Christchurch, Hinton Admiral, New Milton, Sway and Lymington

Additional information:

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.