Passengers on a strike-hit route into London Waterloo station are being told not to travel because of a signal failure.

The fault is affecting services on the South Western Main Line between Woking and Surbiton.

South Western Railway (SWR) is advising passengers to seek alternative travel arrangements.

Network Rail said its engineers were on the site but the problem would cause disruption until 12:00 BST.

SWR services were already being disrupted by the second day of a five-day walkout by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union.

SWR tweeted that passengers travelling on its main line should not travel.

Up to six lines are affected by the signalling issue, including Alton, Basingstoke, Woking, Portsmouth Harbour and Dorking services.

Ndifreke Ekott had hoped to travel from Waterloo to his workplace in Fleet.

"People are eager to get on their way. A lot like myself have jobs - they need to get to outside London so there is a lot of disappointment," he said.

"If this doesn't get sorted in time, I will feel sorry for the ticketing officers.

"I think the knowledge of the strike gave everyone an expectation of delays but not the signal failure."

Network Rail said all lines between Woking and Surbiton were affected, meaning trains are unable to run on this line through to London Waterloo.

Trains between Salisbury and London Waterloo will start and terminate at Basingstoke, it added.

But frustrated passengers have been venting on social media about the company's advice.