Passengers using Alton station will have their journeys disrupted by Network Rail engineering work on the South West Main Line over the festive period.

The work being done includes renewing points at Pirbright Junction, strengthening embankments, compacting ballast between Hook and Farnborough, and improving drainage between Brookwood and Farnborough.

South Western Railway services will be altered or diverted and some journey times will be significantly longer.

As is customary, there will be no trains or rail replacement buses on Boxing Day.

From December 27 to January 4 London Waterloo to Alton services will divert via Guildford. On January 5 London Waterloo to Alton services will start at Guildford.

Rail replacement buses will run between Farnborough and Woking from December 27 to January 3. On January 5 they will go from Aldershot to Weybridge, Basingstoke to Weybridge, Andover to Woking, Winchester to Woking and Weybridge to Guildford.

For details of all the routes and services affected visit www.southwesternrailway.com/woking-christmas