South Western Railway train services around southwest London will be severely disrupted next weekend, Saturday, 15th and Sunday, 16th March.

Services affected will be those between London Waterloo and Barnes, Kingston, Reading, Richmond, Twickenham, and Windsor & Eton Riverside, and some services via Surbiton.

Saturday, 15th March

• There will be no trains between Clapham Junction and Barnes, with rail-replacement bus services instead.
• Services between London Waterloo and London Waterloo via Richmond will run between Barnes and Kingston via Richmond only.
• Services between London Waterloo and Weybridge via Staines will start from Barnes.
• Services between London Waterloo and both Hampton Court and Guildford via Cobham & Stoke D’Abernon will start at Surbiton.
• Services between London Waterloo and both Reading and Windsor & Eton Riverside will be diverted between Clapham Junction and Twickenham.
• Stopping services between London Waterloo and Alton, Basingstoke and Woking will be revised.
• Services from London Waterloo to Portsmouth via Guildford will be retimed.
• Queenstown Road (Battersea) will be closed.

Sunday, 16th March

• There will be no trains between Clapham Junction and Twickenham via Richmond, and between Kew
• No afternoon and evening services between London Waterloo and Kingston via Hounslow.
• Services between London Waterloo and London Waterloo via Richmond and Kingston will only run between Richmond and Kingston
• Services between London Waterloo and Guildford via Cobham & Stoke D’Abernon will start at Surbiton.
• Services between London Waterloo and Woking via Staines will start from Kew Bridge.
• Services between London Waterloo and Reading will be diverted between Clapham Junction and Twickenham.
• Services between London Waterloo and Windsor & Eton Riverside will be amended, with an hourly service starting at Richmond, calling at all stations.
• Queenstown Road (Battersea) will be closed

These disruptions follow work over Christmas in the Woking area, and on the first two Sundays in February that affected services from Portsmouth, Weymouth and Exeter.

Peter Williams, South Western Railway’s customer and commercial director apologised for the disruption, but customers can expect a more reliable railway when the engineering work is complete.

“We know that closing the lines in and out of London Waterloo station will be disruptive to passengers and we’re sorry to anyone who will be impacted by this work. The junction between Queenstown Road (Battersea) and Clapham Junction is extremely busy and needs renewing to keep trains running safely and reliably. We urge passengers to plan ahead and check before they travel and thank them for their patience while we carry out this vital work.”

Mark Goodall, Network Rail’s Wessex route director