Emergency services dealing with an incident between Weymouth and Wool means all lines are closed. As a result, trains running between Weymouth and Poole may be cancelled, delayed or revised.
Disruption is expected until 21:00.
What South Western Railway are doing about it:
South Western Railway have received reports that a person has been struck by a train between Weymouth and Wool. Their response teams are working with the emergency services to assist with the incident. In order to allow emergency services access to the railway all power to the track will need to be switched off in the affected area.
To assist you with your journey, your ticket will be accepted on the following services at no extra cost:
- Morebus 1A & 1B - Bournemouth - Pokesdown - Christchurch.
- Morebus route 1C between Bournemouth, Pokesdown and Christchurch.
- Morebus route M1 between Poole, Parkstone and Bournemouth.
- Morebus route M2 between Poole, Parkstone, Branksome and Pokesdown.
- Morebus route X1 between Bournemouth, Christchurch, New Milton and Lymington Town.
- Morebus route X2 between Bournemouth, Christchurch, New Milton, Sway and Lymington Town.
- Morebus route X3 between Salisbury, Pokesdown and Bournemouth.
- Morebus route 8 & 9 between Poole and Hamworthy.
- Morebus route 16 between Poole, Parkstone, Branksome and Bournemouth.
- Morebus route 17 between Poole, Parkstone and Bournemouth.
- Morebus route 18 between Bournemouth, Branksome and Parkstone.
- Morebus route 20 between Poole, Parkstone, Branksome and Bournemouth.
- Morebus route 22 between Bournemouth and Pokesdown.
- Morebus route 30 between Wareham, Wool and Weymouth.
- Morebus route 33 between Bournemouth, Pokesdown and Christchurch.
- Morebus route 36 between Branksome and Bournemouth.
- Morebus route 40 between Corfe Castle, Wareham and Poole.
- Morebus route 70 between Hamworthy, Poole, Bournemouth, Pokesdown and Christchurch.
- First Bus route 10 between Weymouth, Upwey and Dorchester South.
- First Bus route X51 between Weymouth, Dorchester South and Axminster.
- First Bus route X54 between Weymouth, Wool and Wareham.
Replacement road transport has been requested to run between Weymouth and Bournemouth calling at all stations between, but have not all been confirmed by the bus supplier. South Western Railway currently have 1 bus confirmed that is due to start at Bournemouth station with an estimated start time of 17:45.
For further information or onward travel advice please speak to a member of staff or use a station help point.
If you've been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 from any phone for a confidential chat.
Further Information:
If you would prefer to use local buses to continue your journey please check Traveline - South Western Railway tickets are not valid on local buses unless stated above.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
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.