Period:Thursday, February 26, 2026 to Friday, February 27, 2026
Operators:South Western Railway
Related Information:A signalling problem between Moreton (Dorset) and Dorchester South means that trains must run at a reduced speed on all lines.
To avoid congestion, some services between London Waterloo and Weymouth will run between London Waterloo and Bournemouth only.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day on Friday 27 February.
Customer advice:
Engineers are on site and are working towards rectifying the fault. They will be carrying out works each night (until Saturday morning) once service has finished for the day to minimise the impact to customers. Their current estimation is that this issue will be resolved by the end of service on Friday 27 February.
An hourly service will run between Poole and Weymouth in both directions. This means that one service per hour running between London Waterloo and Weymouth in both directions will instead start / terminate at Bournemouth.
Rail replacement transport:
Replacement road transport is in place shuttling between Weymouth and Poole. This is being directed by station staff and will not run to a timetable.
Ticket acceptance:
To further assist you with your journey, your ticket can be used at no extra cost, on the following services:
Great Western Railway services between Weymouth and Westbury / Salisbury (for onward South Western Railway services towards London Waterloo).
Morebus route:
M1 between Poole, Parkstone and Bournemouth.
M2 between Poole, Parkstone, Branksome and Pokesdown.
U2 between Poole, Parkstone and Branksome.
8 / 9 between Poole and Hamworthy.
15 between Poole and Parkstone.
16 between Poole, Parkstone, Branksome and Bournemouth.
17 between Poole, Parkstone and Bournemouth.
18 between Parkstone, Branksome and Bournemouth.
20 between Poole, Parkstone, Branksome and Bournemouth.
40 between Wareham and Poole.
60 between Hamworthy and Poole.
70 between Hamworthy, Poole, Bournemouth, Pokesdown and Christchurch.
Additional information:
Engineers are aware and are investigating the fault. There is currently no expected time for the fault to be fixed.
If you need any help with your journey, please speak to a member of staff or use a station help point.
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.
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