Buses replace trains between Three Bridges and Brighton / Lewes on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 March 

Route(s) affected

All Gatwick Express services

All Southern services to / from / via Brighton

Thameslink between Cambridge / Bedford and Brighton

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Three Bridges and Brighton, closing all lines.

Southern and Gatwick Express

All day on Saturday and Sunday, no trains will run between Three Bridges and Brighton / Hove / Lewes.

All day on Saturday, no Gatwick Express trains will run.

All day on Sunday, an amended Southern service will run between London Victoria and Brighton, diverted via Horsham, Littlehampton and Hove.

Replacement bus services will run between:

• Three Bridges and Preston Park

• Three Bridges and Lewes

• Balcombe and Brighton

• Haywards Heath and Plumpton

• Plumpton and Lewes

• Three Bridges and Brighton (at the start and end of service only, when services to / from Littlehampton are not running)

Thameslink

No Thameslink trains will run between Three Bridges and Brighton. Replacement bus services, provided by Southern, will run between Three Bridges and Preston Park, calling at all stations.

If you are travelling to / from Brighton, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on alternate services via Littlehampton.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.