Planned engineering works this weekend on the railway

Thursday, 12 January 2023 00:00

Train travel from Salisbury will be disrupted again this weekend as planned engineering works occur in the Basingstoke area.

Passengers planning to travel towards London on South Western Railway (SWR) services will need to use replacement buses on both Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday 14th January:

London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids services via Salisbury will start from Basingstoke. London Waterloo to Salisbury stopping services will start from Reading. Additional services will run between London Waterloo, Clapham Junction and Woking. Buses will run Between Basingstoke and Woking.

Sunday 15th January:

London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids services via Salisbury will start from Andover. Reading to Salisbury services will not run. Buses will run between Woking, Guildford, Basingstoke and Andover. Passengers from London Waterloo and Clapham Junction should travel on services to Guildford to connect with the bus services.

Passengers are advised to check the specific arrangements for their journey in advance on the SWR website - https://www.southwesternrailway.com/plan-my-journey/planned-improvements

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