Buses replace trains between Eastleigh / Southampton Airport Parkway and Fareham / Bournemouth on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 October 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly / Nottingham / Birmingham New Street and Bournemouth

Great Western Railway between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads / Westbury and Southampton Central / Portsmouth Harbour

South Western Railway between London Waterloo / Winchester and Bournemouth / Weymouth

Southern between London Victoria / Brighton and Southampton Central

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Southampton Central and Southampton Airport Parkway, and in the Redbridge area, closing some lines.

CrossCountry:

On Saturday and Sunday, trains will be diverted to run via Eastleigh (some services will call additionally), and will not run between Southampton Airport Parkway and Southampton Central / Bournemouth.

Replacement bus services will operate between:

Saturday:

• Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth.

• Southampton Airport Parkway and Southampton Central.

Sunday:

• Southampton Airport Parkway / Southampton Central and Eastleigh.

• Eastleigh and Bournemouth.

Great Western Railway:

Trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will run to an amended and reduced timetable, and will be diverted between Romsey and Fareham to run via Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh, calling additionally at both stations. These trains will not call at Southampton Central.

Replacement buses will run between Eastleigh and Southampton Central.

South Western Railway:

Buses replace trains between:

• Southampton Central and Bournemouth.

• Southampton Central and Fareham.

• Southampton Airport Parkway and New Milton.

• Eastleigh and Brockenhurst.

• Eastleigh and Bournemouth.

• Eastleigh and Romsey.

It is not yet known how Southern will be affected by this engineering work.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with CrossCountry, Great Western Railway and South Western Railway, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

If you are travelling with Southern, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.