LONG-distance passengers on the Weymouth-Waterloo line are warned their journeys will be disrupted this weekend and next.

Buses will replace trains between Bournemouth and Southampton Central this Sunday until late morning as the line will be closed for maintenance work.

When it is closed an altered train service will run Weymouth, Dorchester South and Bournemouth. Buses will take passengers to Southampton where the London train will be waiting.

The line will also be closed all day between Bournemouth and Brockenhurst on Sunday, December 1 for work on bridges and embankments, and also for track repairs.

An altered train service will run Weymouth, Dorchester South and Bournemouth and buses will take passengers to Southampton where trains will be waiting.

Check before travelling by visiting southwesternrailway.com