RAIL users will face some disruption over the festive period on South Western Railway Services.

As previous years, no trains will run at all on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

A normal weekday service will be in place on Friday, December 20 with a usual Saturday service on December 21.

Then on Sunday, December 22, a normal Sunday service will be in place.

However, buses will replace trains between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier due to engineering work.

Then there will be no service at all between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier on December 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 or on January 1, 2 and 3.

On Monday, December 23 and Christmas Eve, a one hourly service will depart earlier from London Waterloo and will be diverted between Woking and Southampton Central.

A one hourly service will start from Basingstoke.

Services will end earlier than usual for Christmas Eve.

The last trains of the day on December 24 will depart from London Waterloo by 10.35pm.

Am amended Saturday service will operate on December 27, 30 and 31 and January 2 and 3.

Normal Sunday services will be in place on December 29 and January 1.

Usual weekend service will run on January 4 and 5.