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

Great Western Railway:

Services between Cardiff Central and Portsmouth Harbour will run between Cardiff Central and Southampton Central only.

Replacement buses will run between Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.

The 08:19 Romsey to Brighton service will be replaced by an earlier bus (departing Romsey at 07:55) to Portsmouth Harbour for rail connections to Brighton. Other Great Western Railway services to / from Brighton will not run, customers for these services should travel by alternative train services.

The 20:18 Cardiff Central to Southampton Central will run in two parts:

• Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads.
• Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central.

A change of trains will be required at Bristol Temple Meads.

South Western Railway:

Replacement buses will run between:

• Southampton Central and Romsey.
• Southampton Central and Eastleigh.
• Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour.
• Eastleigh and Portsmouth Harbour.

Services between Salisbury and Romsey will run between Salisbury and Eastleigh via Chandlers Ford.

Southern

Trains will be diverted to start / terminate at Portsmouth and Southsea.

Replacement buses will operate between Havant and Southampton Central.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with Great Western, please use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

If you are travelling with South Western Railway or Southern, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages

Bicycles:

Non folding bicycles are not allowed on rail replacement bus services at any time. Folding bicycles are allowed if fully folded. For more information, please see here.

Project Information:

You can read more about engineering work and why it is necessary.