Buses replace trains in the Southampton Central area on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly / Leeds / Birmingham New Street and Southampton Central / Bournemouth

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

South Western Railway between London Waterloo / Salisbury and Southampton Central / Bournemouth / Poole / Weymouth

Southern between London Victoria / Brighton and Southampton Central

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Redbridge and St Denys, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth.

Great Western Railway:

Trains between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will run to an amended 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 Parkway and Poole.

• Southampton Parkway and New Milton.

• Brockenhurst and Lymington.

• Southampton Central and Woolston.

• Eastleigh and Romsey.

Southern:

Train services will operate between Brighton and St Denys.

Replacement buses will run between Woolston and Southampton Central. These buses will run direct between Woolston and Southampton Central, so you should change between trains and buses at Woolston.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

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.