Engineering works close Salisbury to Yeovil line from this weekend

Engineering works on the West of England line between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction will mean the line is closed from this weekend until December 10th.

Buses will replace trains that would usually call at Tisbury, Gillingham, Templcoombe and Sherborne.

Trains will still run to stations including Yeovil Junction and beyond to Exeter St David’s but will be diverted via Westbury and will run less frequently.

It means that some trains will terminate at Salisbury and the normal timetable is unable to be run.

Saturday:

• Trains between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids will either run on a diversionary route via Westbury or terminate at Salisbury.
• Trains between London Waterloo and Salisbury will be retimed.

Sunday:

• Trains between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids will either run on a diversionary route via Westbury or terminate at Salisbury.
• Trains between London Waterloo and Salisbury will be retimed.
• Trains between Reading and Salisbury will only run between Basingstoke and Salisbury.
• Afternoon trains between Yeovil Pen Mill / Gillingham / Salisbury and London Waterloo will start from Salisbury.

Monday to Friday:

• Trains between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids will either run on a diversionary route via Westbury or terminate at Salisbury.
• Trains between London Waterloo and Salisbury will be retimed.
• Trains between Reading and Salisbury will only run between Basingstoke and Salisbury.

Additional services will run between Exeter St Davids and Yeovil Junction

Rail replacement buses will run between Salisbury and Yeovil Junction

You can check train services on the South Western Railway website – https://www.southwesternrailway.com/plan-my-journey