Travel chaos for South Western rail passengers after signalling problem
South Western Railway urged people not to try to travel between Brockenhurst and Eastleigh or between Fareham and Southampton as lines were blocked.
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Your support makes all the difference.Rail passengers suffered travel chaos on Sunday because of a signalling problem on busy routes.
South Western Railway urged people not to attempt to travel between Brockenhurst and Eastleigh or between Fareham and Southampton as lines were blocked.
A message to passengers said: “We are currently unable to operate a service between Brockenhurst and Eastleigh in both directions.
“We are also currently unable to operate a service between Fareham and Southampton Central.
“Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.”
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