Disruptions & planned work

Engineering work is taking place between Hinton Admiral and Southampton (Saturday) / Fareham (Sunday) , closing all lines. CrossCountry: On Saturday , buses will replace trains between Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth. On Sunday , buses replace trains between Eastleigh / Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth. Great Western Railway: Great Western Railway services are unaffected by work on Saturday, and will run as normal. Sunday: Trains between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads and Portsmouth Harbour will be diverted between Romsey and Fareham (via Chandlers Ford / Eastleigh, additionally calling at both stations). These trains will not call at Southampton Central. Replacement buses will run between Eastleigh and Southampton Central. Additionally, the 19:34 Bristol Temple Meads to Portsmouth Harbour service will not run. You should instead travel by earlier or later services at no extra cost. South Western Railway: Saturday: No trains will run between Brockenhurst and Bournemouth. Replacement buses will run between: Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth (direct) Brockenhurst and Bournemouth Sunday: Replacement buses will run between: Eastleigh / Southampton Central and Bournemouth Eastleigh / Southampton Central and New Milton Southampton Central and Romsey Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier Southampton Central and Woolston Southern: Southern services are unaffected by work on Saturday. On Sunday, buses will replace trains between Woolston and Southampton Central Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off 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.

From 31 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 1 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 21 Oct 2026, 10:04

Operators: CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, Southern

Engineering work is taking place overnight between Andover and Salisbury, closing some lines. Saturday night: Trains between London Waterloo and Salisbury will terminate at Andover. Trains between Salisbury and Salisbury will start and terminate at Romsey. Sunday morning: The 06:45 Salisbury to London Waterloo service starts from Andover, replacement bus service to operate earlier from Salisbury connecting into this service. The 07:24 Salisbury to London Waterloo service starts from Andover replacement bus service to operate earlier from Salisbury connecting into this service. The 07:38 Salisbury to Reading service starts from Andover, replacement bus service to operate earlier from Salisbury connecting into this service. The 07:29 Yeovil Junction to London Waterloo service starts from Andover, you should travel on the 06:54 Yeovil Junction to Salisbury service and connect into replacement bus service to run from Salisbury connecting into train at Andover. The 08:04 Basingstoke to Exeter service starts at Salisbury, additional service operating between Basingstoke and Andover departing Basingstoke at 07:21 with connecting bus Andover and Salisbury. The 08:08 Salisbury to Salisbury service starts at Romsey, replacement bus services to operate earlier from Salisbury connecting into these services. The 08:20 Salisbury to Romsey service starts at Romsey, replacement bus services to operate earlier from Salisbury connecting into these services. The 09:08 Salisbury to Romsey service starts at Romsey, replacement bus services to operate earlier from Salisbury connecting into these services. Please check your journey prior to travel as buses will leave earlier than the normal train. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off 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.

From 19 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 20 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 15 Oct 2026, 08:41

Operators: South Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Salisbury and Southampton Central, closing all lines. CrossCountry: On Saturday and Sunday, trains will divert via an alternative route between Basingstoke and Southampton Central, extending your journey time by up to 45 minutes. This means trains will not call at Winchester or Southampton Airport Parkway. You may use your ticket on South Western Railway rail replacement bus services between Winchester, Southampton Airport Parkway, and Southampton Central at no extra cost. Great Western Railway: Friday: Buses will replace trains between Warminster and Southampton Central, calling at Salisbury. For Romsey, you can use South Western Railway services at no extra cost. A shuttle train service will run between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour. Saturday and Sunday: Buses will replace trains between Warminster and Salisbury. South Western Railway: Saturday: Buses will relace trains between Winchester and Southampton Central and also between Romsey and Southampton Central. Sunday: Buses will relace trains between Basingstoke and Southampton Central, between Basingstoke and Fareham and also between Romsey and Southampton Central. Friday to Sunday: Buses will run between Andover and Gillingham (Dorset) and between Salisbury and Gillingham (Dorset). Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off 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.

From 1 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 3 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 11:21

Operators: CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Southampton Central and Poole, closing all lines. CrossCountry: Replacement buses will run between Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth. Trains will continue to run between Reading and Southampton Central. You should change between bus and train services at Southampton Airport Parkway. Great Western Railway: Trains between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads and Portsmouth Harbour will be diverted between Romsey and Fareham, and will not call at Southampton Central. These trains will additionally call at Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on alternative train services between Chandlers Ford / Eastleigh and Southampton Central. South Western Railway: Buses will replace trains between: Southampton Airport Parkway / Southampton Central and Poole Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off 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.

From 22 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 22 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 10:58

Operators: CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place between Southampton Central and Romsey / Bournemouth, closing all lines. CrossCountry: Buses will replace trains between Southampton Airport Parkway, Southampton Central and Bournemouth. Great Western Railway: Trains between Portsmouth Harbour and Bristol Temple Meads / Cardiff Central will divert between Fareham and Romsey (via Eastleigh and Chandlers Ford – where they will call additionally). They will not call at Southampton Central. Replacement buses will operate (hourly) between Eastleigh and Southampton Central, taking 20 minutes. Additionally, the 19:34 Bristol Temple Meads to Portsmouth Harbour will not run. You should instead travel by earlier or later services. South Western Railway: Buses will replace trains between: Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth Woolston and Southampton Central Eastleigh and Bournemouth Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier Eastleigh and Romsey Southern: Trains which usually run between Brighton and Southampton Central will be amended to run between Brighton and St Denys. A replacement bus service will run between Woolston and Southampton Central to connect with trains. Journey times will be extend when using replacement buses. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off 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.

From 6 Dec 2026, 00:00 · Until 6 Dec 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 8 Oct 2026, 11:57

Operators: CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, Southern

Engineering work is taking place between Winchester and St Denys, closing some lines. CrossCountry: Trains will not call at Winchester and Southampton Airport Parkway. Journey times will be extended by up to one hour. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on South Western Railway replacement buses between Basingstoke, Winchester and Southampton Airport Parkway. South Western Railway: All weekend, buses will replace trains between Romsey and Southampton Central via Eastleigh. Saturday: London Waterloo to Weymouth services will be amended: An hourly service will depart earlier from London Waterloo. These services will be diverted between Woking and Southampton Central and will call additionally at Guildford, Havant and Fareham. Trains between Winchester and Southampton Central stopping services will not run. Additional services will run between London Waterloo and Winchester. Buses will run between: Winchester, Southampton Airport Parkway and Southampton Central Winchester, Shawford, Eastleigh, Southampton Airport Parkway and Southampton Central London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour via Eastleigh services will be revised and will terminate at Winchester. Buses will run between Winchester and Fareham via Eastleigh. A revised service will run between Fareham and Portsmouth Harbour. London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour via Guildford services will be run to an amended timetable. Southampton Central to Portsmouth & Southsea stopping services will continue to Portsmouth Harbour. Salisbury to Romsey via Southampton Central services will terminate at Southampton Central. Sunday: London Waterloo to Weymouth services will be amended to depart London Waterloo earlier . These services will be diverted between Woking and Southampton Central, calling additionally at Guildford, Havant and Fareham. London Waterloo to Poole services will be amended and will start from Southampton Central. A revised service will run between London Waterloo and Basingstoke. Buses will run between: Basingstoke and Southampton Central via Eastleigh Basingstoke and Fareham and Eastleigh Southampton Central to Portsmouth & Southsea stopping services will continue to Portsmouth Harbour. Salisbury to Romsey via Southampton Central services will terminate at Southampton Central. 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off 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.

From 28 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 29 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 1 Oct 2026, 10:28

Operators: CrossCountry, South Western Railway

Engineering work is taking place in the Southampton Central area, closing all lines. No trains will run between Romsey / Eastleigh / Fareham and Southampton Central / Bournemouth all weekend. CrossCountry: Trains between Eastleigh and Bournemouth will not run. Rail replacement buses will run between Eastleigh, Southampton Airport Parkway, Southampton Central, and Bournemouth. Great Western Railway: Trains between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads and Portsmouth Harbour will be diverted between Romsey and Fareham to run via and call additionally at Chandlers Ford / Eastleigh. These trains will not call at Southampton Central. Some services may be retimed. Rail replacement buses will run hourly between Eastleigh and Southampton Central. Southern: Trains between Brighton and Southampton Central will be diverted to run between Brighton and Portsmouth & Southsea, calling additionally at Fratton. Rail replacement buses will run between Havant and Southampton Central. South Western Railway: Saturday and Sunday: Buses will replace trains between: Eastleigh / Southampton Central and Bournemouth Eastleigh and New Milton Fareham and Southampton Central Southampton Central and Romsey Sunday: Buses will replace trains between: Eastleigh and Southampton Central Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail 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 our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off 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.

From 24 Oct 2026, 00:00 · Until 25 Oct 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 16 Sept 2026, 11:19

Operators: CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, Southern, South Western Railway