A tree blocking the railway and fault with the signalling system between Southampton Central and Havant means all lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations may be cancelled or revised.
Disruption is expected until 07:30.
South Western Railway
Tickets will be accepted on Southern services between Southampton Central, Portsmouth Harbour and Havant.
Replacement buses will be in operation from 06:30 calling at Eastleigh, Hedge End, Botley and Fareham.
Southern
Customer advice:
Please allow extra time to complete your journey this morning, you may need to use ticket acceptance as detailed below to complete your journey.
A tree on the line at Botley, and a track circuit failure in the Swanley area is affecting services between Southampton and Havant.
Trains that would normally operate to/from Southampton will run as far as Portsmouth and Southsea, and restart their journeys from there.
Services to/from Portsmouth will run as far as Havant, and restart their journeys from there.
This means there will be no Southern services between Havant and Southampton.
You can use your tickets on South Western Rail services at no extra cost to complete your journey.
Can you tell me more about the incident?
In this particular situation the fault has been confirmed as a 'Track Circuit Failure'. This means the signalling system is unable to automatically verify if the next section of track past the affected signal is clear.
The rail network is designed so that if a signal stops working, trains will stop before they reach it. Whilst this issue is ongoing, train crew will stop at the affected signal and contact the signalling centre to confirm their location. At this point the signaller will verbally authorise the driver to continue towards the next signal. This process adds time to every train's journey, which means services can experience short delays.
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Compensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
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