Lines reopened: disruption between Southampton Central and Brockenhurst expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly / Nottingham and Bournemouth

South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Weymouth, and between Southampton Central and Bournemouth

Description

Lines have now reopened following a broken down train between Totton and Ashurst New Forest. However, whilst service recovers, trains running between Southampton Central and Brockenhurst may be delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 15:00.

South Western Railway customer advice:

After engineers attended the incident, rectified the fault and rescued the broken down train, all lines have now reopened and trains are running between these stations.

Until further notice the following alterations will apply:

Mainline services:

Train services between Weymouth, Bournemouth, Southampton Central and London Waterloo are subject to delay and short notice alteration in order to minimise disruption so please plan your journey where possible.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on CrossCountry services between Southampton Central and Bournemouth. Please note these services are also disrupted.

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 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.