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South Western Railway passengers have been reminded to plan their journeys in advance of three upcoming weekends of planned engineering works - Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January, Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 February.  

South Western Railway passengers are able to travel through Southampton again after Network Rail successfully completed £8 million of track renewal work on schedule over the Christmas period.

• London Bridge’s huge new concourse and five new platforms open to the public
• Cannon Street services will now resume stopping at London Bridge
• New platform built at Redhill to increase capacity and reduce delays on the Brighton Main Line
• All part of Network Rail’s £160m Christmas investment programme

• Major service restrictions will be in place from Saturday 23 December to 1 January
• Improvement work at Sevenoaks Tunnel between Tonbridge and Sevenoaks from Saturday, 23 to Tuesday, 26 December
• Work to complete the new platform at Redhill station from Saturday, 23 December to Monday, 1 January 2018.
• On 2 January the final section of London Bridge’s huge, modern concourse will open
• Platforms 1 – 5 will be complete, allowing Cannon Street services to once again call at London Bridge

• Passengers reminded of service alterations in Southampton area from 24 December to 1 January as upgrade work takes place
• Network Rail and South Western Railway advise passengers to plan their journey ahead and travel before Christmas Eve on Sunday 24^th December if possible

Network Rail is advising passengers in Hampshire to check before they travel on Monday morning (18 December) due to over running engineering work.

Shoppers at London Waterloo will be able to benefit from a free Christmas wrapping service for gifts bought in station shops on Monday and Tuesday next week.

Rail passengers in Carshalton can look forward to easier journeys as Network Rail’s proposals for step-free access between the station entrances and platforms move a step closer.