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Staggered shutdown planned for Portsmouth Direct line upgrades
Portsmouth News
|September 23, 2025
Half-term break coincides
Staggered rail and road closures will begin over the weekend as Network Rail carries out the final stage of a signalling upgrade on the Portsmouth Direct line.
Four weekend shutdowns between Guildford and Havant will run on September 27-28, October 4-5, October 11-12 and October 18-19, followed by a nine-day closure from October 25 to November 2. Services will be revised and journey times extended until works finish on November 13.
This story is from the September 23, 2025 edition of Portsmouth News.
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