Operator: CrossCountry
Routes affected:CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Southampton Central / Bournemouth, and between Birmingham New Street and Bournemouth
Great Western Railway between Reading and Basingstoke
South Western Railway between Reading and Salisbury / Gillingham (Dorset) / Yeovil Pen Mill
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Engineering work is taking place between Mortimer and Basingstoke, closing all lines.
CrossCountry:
CrossCountry services are not affected by engineering work on Saturday.
Sunday:
Trains will not call at Basingstoke, Winchester and Southampton Airport Parkway.
Trains will call additionally at Guildford. Journey times will be extended by one hour.
A replacement bus service will operate between Reading, Basingstoke and Winchester.
Great Western Railway:
Great Western Railway services are not affected by engineering work on Saturday.
Sunday:
Buses will replace trains between Reading and Basingstoke, calling at all stations except Reading West.
For Reading West, you should instead use train services to / from Newbury / Bedwyn.
South Western Railway:
On Saturday, buses will replace trains between:
- Woking and Basingstoke
On Sunday, buses replace trains between:
- Woking to Winchester
- Woking to Andover
- Weybridge to Aldershot
- Weybridge to Basingstoke
- Weybridge to Guildford
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.
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