South Western Railway passengers travelling from London Waterloo are being warned to check their journeys this weekend as widespread engineering work disrupts services in the aftermath of Storm Austen.
Trains to destinations including Reading, Windsor, Weymouth, Portsmouth and Basingstoke will be diverted, revised or cancelled on Saturday (October 24) and Sunday (October 25).
Replacement buses will operate on several routes, while railway lines around Southampton Central and Staines will be closed throughout the weekend.
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Saturday and Sunday (October 24 and 25):
The railway around Southampton Central will be closed throughout the weekend because of maintenance work.
Beaulieu Road station will also be closed, with passengers advised to use other nearby stations.
CrossCountry, Great Western Railway and Southern services will also be affected.
Saturday (October 24):
London Waterloo to Weymouth services will be revised, with trains running on two different routes.
An hourly service will call additionally at Eastleigh and terminate at Southampton Airport Parkway.
Another hourly service will call additionally at Shawford and terminate at Eastleigh.
Winchester to Southampton Central stopping services will not run.
A revised service will operate between Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth.
Southampton Central to Portsmouth stopping services will not run, although a revised service will operate between Fareham and Portsmouth.
Salisbury to Romsey services via Southampton Central will run between Salisbury and Romsey only.
Passengers travelling to Chandler’s Ford should use diverted Great Western Railway services.
Brockenhurst to Lymington services will not run.
Replacement buses will operate between Eastleigh and Bournemouth, both directly and via Southampton Central and Brockenhurst.
Buses will also run between Eastleigh and New Milton via Southampton Central and Brockenhurst, and directly between Southampton Central and Bournemouth.
Other replacement bus routes will connect Southampton Central with Christchurch and Bournemouth, Fareham and Romsey via Redbridge.
Buses will also run between Eastleigh and Southampton Central, and between Brockenhurst and Lymington.
Sunday (October 25):
London Waterloo to Weymouth services will call additionally at Eastleigh and terminate at Southampton Airport Parkway.
Morning and early afternoon services from London Waterloo to Poole or Portsmouth via Eastleigh will be revised.
These trains will not divide at Eastleigh and will continue to Portsmouth only, calling additionally at Farnborough.
Afternoon and evening London Waterloo to Poole services will not run.
Passengers travelling to Eastleigh should instead use London Waterloo to Portsmouth services via Eastleigh.
A revised service will operate between Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth.
Southampton Central to Portsmouth stopping services will not run, with a revised service operating between Fareham and Portsmouth.
Salisbury to Romsey services via Southampton Central will run between Salisbury and Romsey only.
Passengers travelling to Chandler’s Ford should use diverted Great Western Railway services.
Brockenhurst to Lymington services will not run.
Replacement buses will run between Eastleigh, Southampton Airport Parkway and Bournemouth.
Other buses will operate between Eastleigh and Bournemouth via Southampton Central and Brockenhurst, and between Eastleigh and New Milton via Southampton Central and Brockenhurst.
Further replacement bus routes will connect Southampton Central with Bournemouth, Fareham and Romsey via Redbridge.
Buses will also run between Eastleigh and Southampton Central, and between Brockenhurst and Lymington.
Saturday and Sunday (October 24 and 25):
Railway lines around Staines will also be closed throughout the weekend because of maintenance work.
Some services via Wimbledon will be revised because of diverted trains.
Saturday (October 24):
London Waterloo to Reading services will be revised.
An hourly service will be diverted between Clapham Junction and Virginia Water, calling additionally at Surbiton and Weybridge.
Another hourly service will start from Staines.
London Waterloo to Windsor services will be diverted after Twickenham and terminate at Shepperton, calling additionally at Strawberry Hill.
A revised service will run between Staines and Windsor.
London Waterloo to Weybridge services via Staines will terminate at Hounslow, with a revised service operating between Staines and Weybridge.
Additional services will run between London Waterloo and Twickenham via Richmond.
Replacement buses will operate between Twickenham and Staines, and between Hounslow and Staines.
London Waterloo to Basingstoke stopping services and London Waterloo to Alton services will also be revised.
These services will run together to Woking before dividing, and will call additionally at West Byfleet.
Sunday (October 25):
London Waterloo to Reading services will again be revised.
An hourly service will be diverted between Clapham Junction and Virginia Water, calling additionally at Wimbledon, Surbiton and Weybridge.
Another hourly service will start from Staines.
London Waterloo to Windsor services will be diverted after Twickenham and terminate at Shepperton, calling additionally at Strawberry Hill.
A revised service will operate between Staines and Windsor.
London Waterloo to Woking services via Staines will terminate at Hounslow, with a revised service running between Staines and Woking.
Additional services will run between London Waterloo and Twickenham via Richmond.
Afternoon and evening London Waterloo to Kingston services via Hounslow will terminate at Hounslow.
Replacement buses will run between Twickenham and Staines, and between Hounslow and Staines.
Buses will also operate between Twickenham and Hounslow during the afternoon and evening.
Sunday (October 25):
Railway lines between Guildford and Petersfield will be closed all day because of maintenance work.
London Waterloo to Portsmouth services via Guildford will terminate at Guildford.
Replacement buses will run between Guildford and Petersfield via Haslemere.
A revised service will operate between Petersfield and Portsmouth.
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