TRAINS to and from Weymouth are continuing to be affected today by a train derailment.

The incident involved a freight train and happened near Eastleigh yesterday.

As a result, train services running through Southampton Central and Winchester will be cancelled, delayed or diverted via Havant.

Meanwhile, trains won’t be stopping at stations between Winchester and Southampton Central.

A spokesman for South Western Railway said: “Engineers have been working overnight and will continue throughout the day to remove a derailed freight train at Eastleigh station, whilst this is carried out, we cannot run trains through the area. Trains will continue to be altered and diverted until the end of service.”

The following altercations to services will apply today:

- The XX:05 services from London Waterloo to Weymouth and the XX:20 Weymouth to London Waterloo will be cancelled.

- The XX:35 services from London Waterloo to Weymouth and the XX:03 Weymouth to Waterloo will be diverted via Fareham. This is likely to add 60 minutes on to your journey.

- The XX:50 Poole to London Waterloo services, will end their journeys at Southampton Central. The XX:39 London Waterloo to Poole services will start their journeys at Southampton Central instead of London Waterloo.

- The XX:09 London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour via Basingstoke and the XX:59 Portsmouth Harbour to Waterloo via Basingstoke services will be cancelled.

- Trains Salisbury and Eastleigh will only run between Salisbury and Southampton Central

A shuttle service will run between Winchester and Basingstoke, also calling at Micheldever. Shawford will not be served.

Ticket acceptance has been arranged with the following train operators:

- Great Western Railway between Portsmouth / Salisbury and Basingstoke to Reading / London Paddington

- Southern Rail between Southampton Central and Clapham Junction

- Cross Country between Bournemouth and Basingstoke.

South Western Railway has also arranged replacement buses at Southampton Central, Fareham, Basingstoke, Winchester, Southampton Airport Parkway, Eastleigh and Andover.

The spokesman added: “You may want to use an alternate station if you are a car park season ticket holder. You may use your ticket to park at an alternative SWR station.

“We strongly advise that you check your journey before you travel. We are sorry for the continued disruption to your journeys.”