Major disruption between London Waterloo and Barnes / Wimbledon expected until 22:00
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Thursday 12 February 2026 at 15:05
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Last updated
Thursday 12 February 2026 at 16:33
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
Services to / from London Waterloo
Description
The emergency services are dealing with an incident between London Waterloo and Barnes / Wimbledon. So that they can safely carry out their work, all lines have been closed.
Trains running to / from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 120 minutes or revised as a result.
Major disruption is expected until 22:00.
A visual disruption map video is now available.
Customer advice:
Until further notice the following alterations will be necessary:
Services from London Waterloo towards Wimbledon and Woking on both the main line and suburban line will not call at Clapham Junction, in both directions
Some platforms at Clapham Junction will be out of use
London Waterloo to Shepperton services will be diverted after Clapham Junction, calling additionally at Twickenham and Strawberry Hill. These services will not call at Wimbledon, Raynes Park, New Malden, Norbiton, Kingston or Hampton Wick
Shepperton to London Waterloo services will be diverted after Fulwell, calling additionally at Strawberry Hill and Twickenham. These services will not call at Hampton, Kingston, Norbiton, New Malden, Raynes Park or Wimbledon
To assist you with your journey your ticket will be accepted, at no extra cost to yourself, on the following services:
Jubilee line from London Waterloo towards Westminster and change at Westminster for District line to Wimbledon
District line from Wimbledon towards Westminster and change at Westminster for Jubilee line to London Waterloo
Bakerloo line or Northern line towards Embankment and change at Embankment for District line to Wimbledon
District line from Wimbledon towards Embankment and change at Embankment for Bakerloo line or Northern line to London Waterloo
London Underground services between London Waterloo and Blackfriars, change at Blackfriars for Thameslink services to Wimbledon in both directions
Bakerloo line between London Waterloo and London Paddington or change at Baker Street from the Bakerloo line to the Jubilee line for London Waterloo
Jubilee line / Northern line and Victoria line between London Waterloo, Victoria and Vauxhall in both directions
Rail services:
Southern services between London Victoria - Clapham Junction – Epsom – Dorking in both directions
Southern services between Dorking – Leatherhead – Epsom – Reigate – Redhill - Clapham Junction and London Victoria
Southern services between London Victoria / Clapham Junction and Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central
Great Western Railway services from Dorking Deepdene to Gatwick Airport or towards Guildford for onward connections for London
Thameslink services between Wimbledon and London Blackfriars / Central London for the connections with London Underground in both directions
Thameslink between Wimbledon and Elephant & Castle in both directions to change for London Underground services towards London Waterloo
Great Western Railway services between London Paddington and Basingstoke via Reading
CrossCountry services between Bournemouth and Reading (for onward connections London Paddington)
Bus services:
London Buses between London Waterloo, Vauxhall Clapham Junction, Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Surbiton, Hampton Court, Kingston, Epsom, Tolworth , Chessington South , Shepperton and Teddington
First Berkshire & the Thames Valley route Rail Air 2 between Guildford and Woking
Falcon Bus route 28 between Woking, Brookwood, Worplesdon and Guildford
First Bus route 2 between Portsmouth Harbour, Portsmouth & Southsea, Hilsea and Cosham
First Bus route 3 between Portsmouth Harbour, Portsmouth & Southsea, Fratton, Hilsea, Cosham, Portchester and Fareham
First Bus route X4 between Southampton Central, Woolston, Sholing, Fareham, Portchester, Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour
First Bus route X5 between Southampton Central, Woolston, Sholing, Fareham, Portchester, Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour
First Bus route 7 between Fratton, Hilsea and Cosham
First Bus route 8 between Portsmouth Harbour, Portsmouth & Southsea, Hilsea and Cosham
Bluestar Bus route 3 between Southampton Central, Bitterne, Hedge End, Botley and Eastleigh
Bluestar Bus route 14 between Southampton Central, Bitterne and Hedge End
Bluestar Bus route 24 between Eastleigh, Southampton Airport Parkway and Hedge End
South Western Railway are arranging rail replacement buses to operate between various stations. You'll be updated here once these are confirmed.
Further 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.
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.
You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.
Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
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.