Planned train engineering works

Alterations February 2026

• 31-01-2026 to 01-02-2026

  Amended and reduced service to / from London Waterloo on Saturday 31 January and Sunday 1 February

  Locations Affected:

  All South Western Railway services to / from London Waterloo

  Engineering work is taking place between Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, closing some lines.

  As a result, a reduced and amended train service will run to / from London Waterloo.

  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 set-down 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

• 01-02-2026 to 01-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Salisbury and Southampton Central on Sunday 1 February

  Locations Affected:

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

  South Western Railway between Salisbury and Romsey, and Salisbury to Salisbury circular services

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

  Great Western Railway:

  Buses will replace trains between Salisbury and Southampton Central.

  A few trains will be amended to not run between Westbury and Salisbury.

  South Western Railway:

  Buses will replace trains between:

  • Salisbury and Southampton Central via Redbridge
  • Southampton Central and Romsey via Eastleigh

  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 set-down 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

• 01-02-2026 to 01-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Farnham and Alton on Sunday 1 February

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between Woking and Alton

  Engineering work is taking place between Farnham and Alton, closing all lines.

  Buses replace trains between Farnham and Alton.

  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 set-down 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

• 02-02-2026 to 05-02-2026

  Buses replace late night trains between Basingstoke and Southampton Central from Monday 2 to Thursday 5 February

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Salisbury / Yeovil Junction / Bournemouth / Poole / Weymouth, between Woking and Weymouth,

  Engineering work is taking place between Basingstoke and Southampton Central, closing all lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning.

  After 22:45 each night, buses will replace trains between Basingstoke and Southampton Central.

  Additionally:

  • The 21:35 London Waterloo to Weymouth service will call additionally at Basingstoke
  • The 22:05 London Waterloo to Bournemouth service will divert to run via Havant, will call additionally at Guildford, Havant and Fareham, and then as run as normal from Southampton Central
  • The 22:20 London Waterloo to Yeovil Junction service will call additionally at Farnborough
  • The 22:35 London Waterloo to Poole service will call additionally at Guildford, Havant and Fareham, then run as normal from 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 set-down 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

• 07-02-2026 to 08-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Andover and Gillingham (Dorset) and between Warminster and Salisbury on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 February

  Locations Affected:

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

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

  Engineering work is taking place between Salisbury and Gillingham (Dorset), closing all lines.

  Great Western Railway:

  Rail replacement buses will operate between Salisbury and Warminster.

  Trains between Portsmouth Harbour and Cardiff Central will now operate between Portsmouth Harbour and Salisbury and also between Warminster and Cardiff Central.

  Trains between Salisbury and Bristol Temple Meads will operate between Warminster and Bristol Temple Meads.

  South Western Railway:

  Rail replacement buses will operate between:

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

  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 set-down 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

• 08-02-2026 to 08-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Ascot and Guildford / Alton on Sunday 8 February

  Locations Affected:

  Between Ascot and Guildford and also between Woking and Alton

  Engineering work is taking place between Ascot / Guildford and Alton, closing all lines.

  Rail replacement buses will operate between:

  • Ascot and Guildford
  • Farnborough Main and Alton via Ash Vale

  No trains will run between:

  • Ascot and Guildford
  • Woking and Alton

  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 set-down 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

• 08-02-2026 to 08-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Clapham Junction and Twickenham / Kew Bridge on Sunday 8 February

  Locations Affected:

  Between London Waterloo and Kingston / Woking

  Engineering work is taking place between Clapham Junction and Twickenham / Kew Bridge, closing some lines.

  Rail replacement buses will operate between:

  • Clapham Junction and Twickenham
  • Clapham Junction and Kew Bridge

  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 set-down 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

• 08-02-2026 to 08-02-2026

  No trains between Motspur Park and Leatherhead / Dorking (Main) on Sunday 8 February

  Locations Affected:

  Between London Waterloo and Dorking (Main)

  Engineering work is taking place between Motspur Park and Leatherhead, closing some lines.

  Trains between London Waterloo and Dorking will be diverted to terminate at Chessington South.

  Rail replacement buses will operate between:

  • Tolworth and Leatherhead via Worcester Park
  • Tolworth and Dorking (Main) via Worcester Park

  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 set-down 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

• 08-02-2026 to 08-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Basingstoke and Romsey / Fareham on Sunday 8 February

  Locations Affected:

  CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Bournemouth

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Southampton Central / Portsmouth Harbour / Poole / Weymouth

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

  CrossCountry:

  No trains will call at Winchester or Southampton Airport Parkway.

  You can use South Western Railway rail replacement bus services between Winchester and Southampton Central.

  Journey times will be extended by approximately 30 minutes.

  South Western Railway:

  Rail replacement buses will operate between:

  • Basingstoke and Southampton Central
  • Basingstoke and Fareham
  • 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 set-down 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

• 08-02-2026 to 08-02-2026

  Amended services to / from London Waterloo on Sunday 9 February

  Locations Affected:

  All South Western Railway services to / from London Waterloo

  Engineering work is taking place at London Waterloo, closing platforms 20 to 24 all day on Sunday.

  Trains will be amended to run to / from different platforms at London Waterloo, and may be retimed by a few minutes.

  Check before you travel:

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

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 14-02-2026 to 15-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth / Honiton on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 February

  Locations Affected:

  Great Western Railway between Barnstaple / Paignton and Exmouth

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

  Engineering work is taking place between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth / Honiton, closing all lines.

  Great Western Railway:

  Replacement buses will run between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth:

  • 2 buses per hour will call at Exeter Central, Digby & Sowton, Topsham, Lympstone Commando and Exmouth
  • 1 bus per hour will call at all stations between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth

  South Western Railway:

  Buses will replace trains between Exeter St Davids 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 set-down 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

• 14-02-2026 to 22-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Petersfield and Portsmouth Harbour from Saturday 14 to Friday 20 February

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Havant / Fareham / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour

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

  Saturday 14 to Friday 20 February:

  Buses will replace trains between Petersfield and Portsmouth Harbour.

  Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February:

  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 set-down 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

• 14-02-2026 to 17-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between New Malden and Twickenham / Shepperton from Saturday 14 to Tuesday 17 February

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Strawberry Hill / Shepperton / Kingston, and London Waterloo to London Waterloo circular services

  Engineering work is taking place between New Malden and Shepperton / Twickenham, closing all lines.

  Saturday and Sunday:

  Buses will replace trains between:

  • New Malden and Twickenham
  • New Malden and Shepperton

  Monday and Tuesday:

  Buses will replace trains between New Malden 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 set-down 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

• 15-02-2026 to 15-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Staines and Ascot / Woking (via Chertsey) on Sunday 14 February

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Weybridge / Woking / Reading

  Engineering work is taking place between Staines and Ascot / Chertsey, closing all lines.

  Buses will replace trains between:

  • Staines and Ascot
  • Staines and Woking via Chertsey

  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 set-down 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

• 15-02-2026 to 15-02-2026

  Amended service to / from London Waterloo on Sunday 15 February

  Locations Affected:

  All South Western Railway services to / from London Waterloo

  Engineering work is taking place at London Waterloo, closing some platforms.

  As a result, trains will be amended to run to / from alternative platforms at London Waterloo.

  Check before you travel:

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

  Links

  Incident detail page

• 15-02-2026 to 15-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Southampton Airport Parkway / Southampton Central and Bournemouth / Poole on Sunday 15 February

  Locations Affected:

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

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

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

  All Southern services to / from Southampton Central

  Engineering work is taking place in the Southampton Central area, closing various lines.

  CrossCountry:

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

  Great Western Railway:

  Trains between Cardiff Central / Bristol Temple Meads and Portsmouth Harbour will be diverted to run via Chandlers Ford / Eastleigh, calling additionally at these stations. These trains will not call at Southampton Central.

  For Southampton Central, you should change at Eastleigh and use South Western Railway services between Eastleigh and Southampton Central, at no extra cost.

  South Western Railway:

  Buses replace trains trains between:

  • Southampton Airport Parkway and Poole
  • Southampton Central and Romsey
  • Southampton Central and New Milton / Poole
  • 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 set-down 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

• 21-02-2026 to 22-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Eastleigh and Southampton Central / Bournemouth on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February

  Locations Affected:

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

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

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Southampton Central / Poole / Weymouth, between Eastleigh and Poole, between Winchester / Portsmouth & Southsea and Southampton Central, between Salisbury and Romsey via Southampton Central, and Salisbury to Salisbury circular services

  All Southern services to / from Southampton Central

  Engineering work is taking place at Southampton Central, closing various lines.

  CrossCountry:

  Buses will replace trains between Eastleigh and Bournemouth via Southampton Airport Parkway.

  Great Western Railway:

  Trains will be diverted to run via Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh, calling additionally at both stations. Trains will not call at Southampton Central.

  Replacement buses will run between Eastleigh and Southampton Central.

  South Western Railway:

  Buses will replace trains between:

  • Eastleigh and Southampton Central / New Milton / Bournemouth
  • Southampton Central and Fareham
  • Southampton Central and Romsey
  • Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier

  Trains between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour will be amended to run via Eastleigh.

  No trains will run between Southampton Central and Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour.

  Trains between London Waterloo and Eastleigh will run to an amended timetable.

  Southern:

  Replacement buses will run between Havant and Southampton Central.

  Trains that usually run between Brighton and Southampton Central will be amended to run between Brighton and Portsmouth & Southsea, and additionally call at Fratton.

  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 set-down 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

• 22-02-2026 to 22-02-2026

  Buses replace trains between Bracknell and Reading on Sunday 22 February

  Locations Affected:

  South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Reading

  Engineering work is taking place between Bracknell and Reading, closing all lines.

  Buses replace trains between Bracknell and Reading.

  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 set-down 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