South Western Railway special services running again — check your journey
14 August 2026 · By Boroughly editorial — AI-assisted, human-reviewed.
South Western Railway is once again operating a special service timetable today, Thursday 14 August, following ongoing disruption on the network. Barnes station sits on the SWR Windsor line, so passengers travelling into Waterloo or out towards Richmond, Twickenham and beyond should expect altered stopping patterns and possible delays.
The nature of the disruption is linked to engineering work on the Overton line, and National Rail has published full details of which services are affected and what alterations are in place. Full disruption details are available on the National Rail website.
Before heading to the platform, it is worth checking live departure boards at TfL's status page or the National Rail app, as timings can shift during the course of the day. Alternative routes into central London include the District line from Richmond, which remains unaffected. Bus route 209 also connects Barnes to Hammersmith for Tube connections. Special service arrangements have been in place for several days; a return to the normal timetable has not yet been confirmed.