Alterations October 2026

• 11-05-2026 to 11-10-2026

  Station improvement work for step-free access: amended services to / from Wandsworth Town from Monday 11 May to Sunday 11 October

  Locations Affected:

  All South Western Railway services to / from Wandsworth Town

  Engineering work is taking place at Wandsworth Town, closing some platforms at the station. Background information on the work taking place can be found below.

  Monday 11 May to Sunday 26 July:

  Platform 2 at Wandsworth Town is closed. Trains will call at platform 1 during this period.

  Monday – Thursday between 11:00 – 14:00:

  No trains travelling from London Waterloo will call at Wandsworth Town. Passengers for Wandsworth Town should circulate via Putney.

  Monday 27 July to Sunday 11 October:

  Platform 3 at Wandsworth Town is closed. Trains will call at platform 4 during this period.

  Monday – Thursday between 11:00 – 14:00:

  No trains travelling towards London Waterloo will call at Wandsworth Town. Passengers for Wandsworth Town should circulate via Clapham Junction.

  Background information:

  Thanks to investment from Wandsworth Council and funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) Access for All Programme, Wandsworth Town will become the latest station to become fully step free with lifts to all platforms.

  Once work is complete in Summer 2027, a new modern second entrance at Odyssey Way will allow access from the north of the station to accommodate the wider growth in the area. New lighting and security cameras will also be installed in and around the lifts.

  More project details and a video are available on the Network Rail website.

  Check before you travel:

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

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 03-10-2026 to 04-10-2026

  Buses replace trains between Southampton Airport Parkway / Southampton Central and stations via Brockenhurst Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October

  Locations Affected:

  CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Southampton Central / Portsmouth Harbour / Poole / Weymouth, between Basingstoke and Poole, between Salisbury and Romsey, and also between Eastleigh and Southampton Central / Portsmouth Harbour / Poole

  Engineering work is taking place between Southampton Central and Bournemouth, closing all lines.

  CrossCountry

  No trains will run between Southampton Central and Bournemouth all weekend.

  Rail replacement buses will operate between Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth.

  South Western Railway

  No trains will run between Southampton Central and Brockenhurst / Lymington Pier / Poole / Bournemouth all weekend.

  Rail replacement buses will operate between:

  • Southampton Airport Parkway and Poole (direct)
  • Southampton Central and New Milton / Poole
  • Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier

  Train services to / from Southampton Central will run to a slightly amended timetable.

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 03-10-2026 to 04-10-2026

  Buses replace trains to / from Portsmouth Harbour on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October

  Locations Affected:

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

  South Western railway between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour

  Southern between London Victoria / Horsham / Brighton / Littlehampton / Barnham and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour, between Gatwick Airport and Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Haywards Heath and Portsmouth & Southsea

  Engineering work is taking place between Cosham and Portsmouth Harbour, closing some lines.

  Great Western Railway:

  Trains between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads / Westbury and Portsmouth Harbour will terminate / start at Fareham.

  Replacement buses will operate between Fareham and Portsmouth Harbour.

  South Western Railway:

  Buses will replace trains between Fareham / Havant and Portsmouth Harbour all weekend.

  Southern

  Buses will replace trains between Havant and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour all weekend.

  You can use your tickets on South Western Railway bus services at no extra cost.

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 03-10-2026 to 04-10-2026

  Buses replace trains between Hounslow and Windsor & Eton Riverside / Virginia Water on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October

  Locations Affected:

  Between London Waterloo and Staines / Windsor & Eton Riverside / Ascot / Weybridge / Woking / Reading, between Richmond / Twickenham and Windsor & Eton Riverside, and also between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside / Weybridge / Woking / Reading

  Engineering work is taking place between Hounslow and Ascot, closing various lines.

  All weekend, trains to / from London Waterloo via Staines will run to an amended timetable. Additional services will run between London Waterloo and Hounslow via Twickenham.

  On Saturday, buses will replace trains between Hounslow and Virginia Water / Windsor & Eton Riverside.

  On Sunday, buses will replace trains between Hounslow and Virginia Water / Windsor & Eton Riverside / Woking.

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 10-10-2026 to 11-10-2026

  Buses replace trains to / from / via Salisbury on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October

  Locations Affected:

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

  South Western Railway between Salisbury and Romsey, between London Waterloo and Frome / Yeovil Junction, and also between Castle Cary / Westbury and Salisbury

  Engineering work is taking place between Warminster and Romsey, closing all lines.

  Great Western Railway:

  Buses will replace trains between Warminster and Southampton Central via Salisbury.

  The first and last buses of the day will run between Westbury and Southampton Central, calling at Dilton Marsh.

  For Romsey, you can use your ticket at no extra cost with South Western Railway.

  South Western Railway:

  On Saturday, buses will replace trains between:

  • Basingstoke and Gillingham (Dorset)
  • Andover and Gillingham (Dorset)
  • Salisbury and Romsey

  On Sunday, buses will replace trains between:

  • Basingstoke and Gillingham (Dorset)
  • Andover and Gillingham (Dorset)
  • Salisbury and Southampton Central
  • Romsey and 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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 10-10-2026 to 11-10-2026

  Buses replace trains to / from / via Guildford on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October

  Locations Affected:

  Great Western Railway between Reading and Redhill / Gatwick Airport

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Guildford / Portsmouth Harbour

  Engineering work is taking place between Wanborough and Guildford and also Woking and Haslemere, closing lines through Guildford.

  Great Western Railway:

  Trains that usually run between Reading and Redhill / Gatwick Airport will be amended to run between Reading and Ash only.

  Replacement buses will run between:

  • North Camp and Gatwick Airport, calling at Guildford only
  • North Camp and Guildford, then calling at all stations between Guildford and Gatwick Airport

  You should change between train and bus services at North Camp.

  Replacement buses will call at Dorking Main instead of Dorking (Deepdene). These two stations are a very short distance apart.

  At Reigate, buses towards Gatwick Airport will drop off only, and buses from Gatwick Airport will pick up only.

  South Western Railway:

  Trains will run to an amended timetable to / from London Waterloo.

  Trains between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour, will run between London Waterloo and Woking and between Haslemere and Portsmouth Harbour.

  Trains between London Waterloo and Guildford will run between London Waterloo and Effingham Junction.

  Buses will run between:

  • Woking and Haslemere
  • Woking and Guildford
  • Guildford and Farnham (Saturday only)
  • Effingham Junction and Guildford
  • Guildford and Aldershot (Sunday only)

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 10-10-2026 to 11-10-2026

  Buses replace trains between Hounslow and Virginia Water / Windsor & Eton Riverside on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October

  Locations Affected:

  Between London Waterloo and Staines / Windsor & Eton Riverside / Ascot / Weybridge / Woking / Reading, between Clapham Junction and Windsor & Eton Riverside / Woking, between Richmond and Windsor & Eton Riverside, and also between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside / Weybridge / Woking / Reading

  Engineering work is taking place between Feltham and Virginia Water / Windsor & Eton Riverside, closing all lines.

  Buses will replace trains between:

  • Hounslow and Virginia Water
  • Hounslow and Windsor & Eton Riverside
  • Hounslow and Woking (Sunday)

  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

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 17-10-2026 to 18-10-2026

  Buses replace trains between Warminster / Salisbury and Southampton Central on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October

  Locations Affected:

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

  South Western Railway between Salisbury and Romsey, and between London Waterloo and Frome / Yeovil Junction, and between Castle Cary / Westbury and Salisbury

  Engineering work is taking place between Warminster and Romsey, closing all lines.

  Great Western Railway:

  Buses will replace trains between:

  Saturday:

  • Salisbury and Southampton Central

  Sunday:

  • Warminster and Southampton Central via Salisbury

  The first and last buses on Sunday will run between Westbury and Southampton Central, calling at Dilton Marsh.

  For Romsey, you can use your ticket at no extra cost with South Western Railway.

  South Western Railway:

  On Saturday and Sunday, buses will replace trains between:

  • Romsey and Southampton Central
  • Salisbury and 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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 18-10-2026 to 18-10-2026

  Buses replace trains between Barnes and Teddington / Hounslow via Richmond on Sunday 18 October

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside / Reading, and also London Waterloo to London Waterloo circular services

  Engineering work is taking place between Barnes and Feltham, closing all lines via Richmond.

  Trains between London Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside / Reading that usually run via Richmond will be diverted to run via Brentford, and will be retimed to run slightly earlier or later than usual.

  Replacement buses will run between:

  • Barnes and Teddington
  • Barnes and Hounslow

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 18-10-2026 to 18-10-2026

  Buses replace trains between Bournemouth and Poole / Wareham on Sunday 18 October

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Poole / Weymouth, and between Eastleigh and Poole

  Engineering work is taking place between Bournemouth and Wareham, closing all lines.

  Buses will replace trains between:

  • Bournemouth and Poole (mixture of stopping and direct buses)
  • Bournemouth and Wareham

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 18-10-2026 to 18-10-2026

  Buses replace trains to / from / via Guildford on Sunday 18 October

  Locations Affected:

  Great Western Railway between Reading and Redhill / Gatwick Airport

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Guildford / Portsmouth Harbour

  Engineering work is taking place between Wanborough and Guildford and also Woking and Haslemere, closing lines through Guildford.

  Great Western Railway:

  Trains that usually run between Reading and Redhill / Gatwick Airport will be amended to run between Reading and Ash only.

  Replacement buses will run between:

  • North Camp and Gatwick Airport, calling at Guildford only
  • North Camp and Redhill, calling at all stations between Guildford and Reigate

  You should change between train and bus services at North Camp.

  Replacement buses will call at Dorking Main instead of Dorking (Deepdene). These two stations are a very short distance apart.

  At Reigate, buses towards Gatwick Airport will drop off only, and buses from Gatwick Airport will pick up only.

  South Western Railway:

  Trains between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour, will run between London Waterloo and Woking and between Haslemere and Portsmouth Harbour.

  Trains between London Waterloo and Guildford will run between London Waterloo and Effingham Junction.

  Buses will run between:

  • Woking and Haslemere
  • Woking and Guildford
  • Effingham Junction and Guildford
  • Guildford and Aldershot

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 24-10-2026 to 26-10-2026

  Buses replace trains between Staines and Hounslow / Twickenham on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between Reading / Basingstoke / Alton / Woking / Weybridge / Kingston / Windsor & Eton Riverside and London Waterloo, between Windsor & Eton Riverside and Staines, as well as London Waterloo circular services

  Engineering work is taking place between Staines and Hounslow / Twickenham, closing all lines.

  On Saturday and Sunday, buses will replace trains between Staines and Hounslow / Twickenham.

  On Sunday, buses will also replace trains between Hounslow and Twickenham.

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 24-10-2026 to 26-10-2026

  Buses replace trains via Southampton Central on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October

  Locations Affected:

  CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Southampton Central / Bournemouth, and also between Nottingham / Birmingham New Street / Reading and Bournemouth

  Great Western Railway between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour, between Bristol Temple Meads and Southampton Central / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Westbury and Southampton Central / Portsmouth Harbour

  Southern between Barnham / Brighton / Littlehampton and Southampton Central

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo / Basingstoke / Winchester / Eastleigh and Southampton Central / Poole, between London Waterloo / Eastleigh and Weymouth, between Winchester / Southampton Central and Bournemouth, between Southampton Central and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour, between Salisbury and Romsey, and also between Romsey and Romsey (circular services)

  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 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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 25-10-2026 to 26-10-2026

  Buses replace trains between Guildford and Petersfield on Sunday 25 October

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo / Woking and Portsmouth Harbour

  Engineering work is taking place between Guildford and Petersfield, closing all lines.

  Buses replace trains between Guildford and Petersfield.

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 25-10-2026 to 26-10-2026

  Buses replace trains between Yeovil Junction and Honiton on Sunday 25 October

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids

  Engineering work is taking place between Yeovil Junction and Honiton, closing all lines.

  Buses replace trains between Yeovil Junction and Honiton.

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 26-10-2026 to 31-10-2026

  Essential maintenance and renewal work: buses replace trains between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo / Twickenham / Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside

  Engineering work is taking place between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside, closing all lines. Background information on the work can be found below.

  Buses will replace trains between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside.

  This work will continue on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, and will be extended in scope to include the line between Hounslow and Virginia Water.

  Background information:

  Network Rail engineers will be carrying out essential maintenance and renewal work on the railway over 7-days between Staines and Windsor & Eton Riverside. Delivering this work as part of a single seven-day closure allows the completion of multiple jobs at once, rather than having to close the railway on repeated weekends.

  The main pieces of work will be:

  • Renewing all 28 wheel timbers (the large wooden blocks that carry the rails over bridges) on Mustard Hill bridge, between Staines and Wraysbury. Renewing the old wheel timbers will mean that trains can continue to run quickly and safely over the bridge
  • Renewing 30 'long timbers' (that support multiple rails at junctions) in Datchet
  • Refurbishing the switches and crossings (which allow trains to change tracks) at Staines
  • Renewing parts of the track at Feltham Junction, near Feltham

  These works will help in the delivery of a safer, more reliable railway for passengers. A project page for this work is available on the Network Rail website.

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 26-10-2026 to 31-10-2026

  Havant re-signalling works: Buses will replace trains between Chichester / Petersfield and Havant / Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Havant / Fareham / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central, between Guildford and Portsmouth Harbour

  Southern between Brighton / Barnham and Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central, between Brighton / Littlehampton and Portsmouth & Southsea / Southampton Central, between London Victoria and Havant / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central, between Horsham and Portsmouth & Southsea, between Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges / Horsham / Bognor Regis and Portsmouth Harbour

  Engineering work is taking place between Guildford / Chichester / Petersfield and Portsmouth Harbour, closing all lines. Background information on the work can be found below.

  South Western Railway:

  Buses will replace trains between Petersfield and Portsmouth Harbour.

  Southern:

  Buses will replace trains between Chichester and Havant / Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central.

  Southern trains between Chichester and Brighton will run to an amended timetable.

  Background information:

  The work is part of the Havant re-signalling programme, the next phase of the wider Portsmouth Direct Upgrade.

  The Havant re-signalling programme will replace ageing signalling and interlocking equipment in the Havant area and modernise the way the railway is controlled.

  During the October closure, Network Rail teams will carry out a wide range of signalling and infrastructure work, including installing new signalling equipment, cables and trackside technology. Technical information on the work taking place is available on the Network Rail website.

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 31-10-2026 to 02-11-2026

  Buses replace trains to / from / via Staines on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside / Weybridge / Woking / Reading

  Engineering work is taking place between Hounslow and Windsor & Eton Riverside / Virginia Water, closing all lines.

  Saturday:

  Buses will replace trains between:

  • Hounslow and Windsor & Eton Riverside
  • Hounslow and Virginia Water

  An amended service will run between London Waterloo and Reading, with trains running via Wimbledon / Chertsey / Virginia Water.

  Sunday:

  Buses will replace trains between:

  • Hounslow and Windsor & Eton Riverside
  • Hounslow and Virginia Water
  • Hounslow and Woking

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 31-10-2026 to 02-11-2026

  Buses replace train between Eastleigh / Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November

  Locations Affected:

  CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Southampton Central / Bournemouth, and also between Nottingham / Birmingham New Street / Reading and Bournemouth

  Great Western Railway between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour, between Bristol Temple Meads and Southampton Central / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Westbury and Southampton Central / Portsmouth Harbour

  Southern between Southampton Central and Barnham / Littlehampton / Brighton

  South Western Railway between Poole / Southampton Central and Eastleigh / Winchester / Basingstoke / London Waterloo, between Weymouth and Eastleigh / London Waterloo, between Bournemouth and Southampton Central / Winchester, between Southampton Central and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour, between Salisbury and Romsey, and also between Romsey and Romsey (circular services)

  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 train 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 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.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 31-10-2026 to 02-11-2026

  CANCELLED: Engineering work between Exeter St Davids and Exeter Central / Yeovil Junction on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November

  Locations Affected:

  Great Western Railway between Barnstaple and Exeter Central / Exmouth, between Bristol Temple Meads / Okehampton and Exeter Central, and between Paignton and Exmouth

  South Western Railway between Exeter St Davids and Axminster / Yeovil Junction / Salisbury / Basingstoke / London Waterloo

  The engineering work scheduled to take place between Exeter St Davids and Exeter Central / Yeovil Junction has been cancelled and trains will now run normally on this route.

  Check before you travel:

  The Journey Planner has been amended to reflect the cancellation of the engineering work. To find options for your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 31-10-2026 to 02-11-2026

  Buses replace trains between Guildford / Haslemere and Havant on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Havant / Fareham / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central, between Guildford and Portsmouth Harbour

  Engineering work is taking place between Guildford / Petersfield and Havant, closing all lines.

  On Saturday, buses will replace trains between Haslemere and Havant.

  On Sunday, buses will replace trains between Guildford and Havant.

  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.

  Links

  Incident detail page