- Tracks between Surbiton and Woking will remain closed for the rest of Monday 4 March, with disruption across the SWR network
- Network Rail aim to complete repairs in time for first trains on Tuesday 5 March, but customers are urged to check before they travel
Following this morning’s partial derailment of a train in the Walton-on-Thames area, all lines between Woking and Surbiton will remain closed for the rest of the day, Monday 4 March.
Customers are advised not to attempt to travel through Woking Station today, with disruption impacting services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids, Portsmouth Harbour and Weymouth.
Given the location of the incident, some services on other parts of our network are also impacted, so all SWR customers are asked to check journey planners before they start their journey this evening.
Network Rail and SWR are working hard to rerail and recover the stranded train, before Network Rail’s engineering teams can complete extensive repairs to the damaged tracks.
These complex works are expected to be completed in time for the start of service on Tuesday 5 March. However, there is some risk they will not be completed in time, so customers intending to travel through Woking station on Tuesday 5 March are urged to check before they travel.
Stuart Meek, SWR’s Chief Operations Officer, said:
“It has been a challenging day for our customers following this morning’s partial train derailment near Walton-on-Thames, and I’m sorry for the disruption this has caused to their journeys and plans.
“We are working incredibly hard with our colleagues at Network to safely reopen the railway in time for the first trains on Tuesday, but given the uncertainty, please check journey planners before you set off.
“Incidents such as these are thankfully rare and we are all grateful nobody was hurt, in part due to the quick actions of our driver in bringing the train to a safe stop and the calm and professional way my SWR colleagues guided our customers to safety.”
