RAIL passengers face delays this weekend due to maintenance work between Bournemouth and Brockenhurst.

Lines between the two towns will be closed all day on Saturday March 14 with lines in the Brockenhurst area closed on Sunday.

Beaulieu Road station will have no service on Sunday.

On Saturday, fast bus services will run between Southampton Central, Bournemouth and stations to Poole.

Buses for local journeys will run between Brockenhurst and Bournemouth or Poole and a revised train service will run between Bournemouth and Weymouth.

The normal train service will run between Brockenhurst and Lymington Pier.

On Sunday the normal train service will run between London Waterloo and Southampton Central with fast buses running between Southampton Airport Parkway, Southampton Central, Bournemouth and Poole.

Stopping buses will run for local journeys between Southampton Central, Bournemouth and Poole, also between Southampton Central, Brockenhurst, Lymington and New Milton.

A revised train service will run between Poole and Weymouth.

Train services from Southampton to Romsey and Salisbury are not affected by this work.