Lines reopened: major disruption at Wimbledon expected until 12:00 

Route(s) affected

Between London Waterloo and Shepperton / Hampton Court / Chessington South / Leatherhead / Guildford / Portsmouth Harbour / Basingstoke / Salisbury / Bournemouth / Poole / Weymouth / Yeovil Junction / Exeter St Davids, and also between Wimbledon and Guildford

Description

Lines have reopened following a fault with the signalling system at Wimbledon. Trains running through this station may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 12:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Customer advice

Suburban services:

Trains between London Waterloo and Guildford, Hampton Court, Chessington South, Dorking are still expected to be delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised, or cancelled while South Western Railway recover the service to the scheduled timetable.

Long distance and mainline services:

Trains between London Waterloo and Weymouth, Bournemouth, Exeter St Davids, Portsmouth Harbour, Alton and Basingstoke are still expected to be delayed by up to 90 minutes, revised, or cancelled while South Western Railway recover the service to the scheduled timetable.

How do I get to my destination?

Severe disruption is still affecting the services listed above. If your journey involves travelling between London Waterloo and Wimbledon, please check before you travel, as trains may continue to be delayed, altered at short notice, or cancelled while the service is restored.

You may need to consider alternative routes during this time. To help you reach your destination, South Western Railway have arranged for your tickets to be accepted at no extra cost on the following services:

Bus services:

London Buses on routes between London Waterloo, Clapham Junction, Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Surbiton, Chessington South, Hampton Court, Motspur Park, Worcester Park, Epsom, Leatherhead and Dorking in both directions.

Train services in both directions:

• London Underground services between London Waterloo and London Paddington / Wimbledon

• Southern services between London Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour

• CrossCountry services between Basingstoke and Reading

• Great Western Railway between Basingstoke and Reading / Guildford / Dorking Deepdene

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.