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Rainfall floods railway station Flooded railway station reopens
(about 6 hours later)
A city station is closed, some trees are down in a beauty spot and several homes are without power as the heavy rainfall continues to batter the UK. A city station has reopened after it was flooded by the heavy rainfall which brought down trees and left several Hampshire homes without power.
Network Rail shut down electricity at Southampton Central Station after the tracks were flooded. It will remain closed until at least 1700 BST. Network Rail shut down electricity at Southampton Central Station after the tracks were flooded. It reopened for business at about 1600 BST.
London to Weymouth and London to Poole services are terminating at Eastleigh, for South West Trains (SWT) buses. London to Weymouth and London to Poole services were terminated at Eastleigh, for South West Trains (SWT) buses.
Meanwhile, about 100 Hampshire homes are without power. Meanwhile, power has been restored to 100 homes in Wimborne and Southampton.
The water is a couple of feet deep in the tracks Network RailThe water is a couple of feet deep in the tracks Network Rail
Seventy properties are affected in Holt and Mannington in Wimborne and 30 households in Shirley in Southampton. Seventy properties were affected in Holt and Mannington in Wimborne and 30 households in Shirley in Southampton.
Southern Electric said their engineers were "working to restore supplies as quickly as possible". Trees that came down across Brockenhurst in the New Forest led SWT to divert its replacement buses as a precaution.
Trees that have come down across Brockenhurst in the New Forest have led SWT to divert its replacement buses as a precaution. "The buses are running between Bournemouth and Southampton Airport/Eastleigh - bypassing Brockenhurst because of the trees down in the New Forest area," a spokesman for SWT said.
"So far five buses have been laid on and we are hoping to lay on more," a spokesman for SWT said.
"The buses are running between Bournemouth and Southampton Airport/Eastleigh - bypassing Brockenhurst because of the trees down in the New Forest area.
"The situation could continue for the next three hours."
About 100 homes across the region are without powerAbout 100 homes across the region are without power
Network Rail said it had "people who deal with specific flooding issues on site" at Southampton Central railway station. Network Rail, which had "people who deal with specific flooding issues on site" at Southampton Central railway station, said it received the first reports of flooding at about 0730 BST.
"The first reports of flooding came in at 7.30am," a spokesman said. Earlier, a spokesman said: "The water is a couple of feet deep in the tracks.
"The water is a couple of feet deep in the tracks. Because of the hill coming down from the city centre the drains are overflowing onto the tracks." "Because of the hill coming down from the city centre the drains are overflowing onto the tracks."
The spokesman added the company would have to wait until the water subsides before assessing the situation - which would be at least three hours. The company was forced to wait until the water subsided before they could assess the situation.
"We will repair and test - where necessary - equipment that may have been affected by the water like signalling and points," the spokesman said. The spokesman added: "We will repair and test - where necessary - equipment that may have been affected by the water like signalling and points."
Network Rail told BBC News it would be two or three hours before services were back to normal.