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Residual disruption to / from London Waterloo expected until 12:00 

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Service alteration details

Incident reported: Tuesday 23 September 2025 at 06:14

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Last updated

Tuesday 23 September 2025 at 08:01

Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

All routes to / from London Waterloo

Description

Following a fault with the signalling system between Vauxhall and London Waterloo all lines have now reopened. As service recovers, trains running to / from London Waterloo may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 10 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

Customer advice

Engineers have now fixed the fault and all lines are now open. Train services are able to run as normal, but as trains and crew are still being moved back into position, some services will continue to be subject to last-minute alterations until staff return the service to the scheduled timetable.

Services between Exeter St Davids and London Waterloo, will run between Exeter St Davids and Basingstoke only, in both directions.

Some stopping services between Haslemere and London Waterloo will not run.

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

Rail:

  • London Underground services between London Waterloo and London Paddington

  • Great Western Railway services between Exeter St Davids and London Paddington

  • Great Western Railway services between Basingstoke and London Paddington via Reading

  • Great Western Railway services between Reading and Guildford (for onwards connections to London Paddington, Exeter St Davids or Basingstoke)

  • Southern services between Southampton Central / Portsmouth Harbour and Clapham Junction / London Victoria

Buses:

  • London Buses between Dorking, Claygate, Kingston, Wimbledon, Clapahm Junction and London Waterloo

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.