Buses replace late night / early morning trains between Three Bridges / Haywards Heath and Brighton / Worthing / Lewes / Eastbourne from Monday 15 to Friday 19 December 

Route(s) affected

Southern between London Victoria and Brighton / Worthing / Eastbourne

Thameslink between Bedford and Brighton

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Three Bridges and Brighton, closing all lines from Monday evening until Thursday morning.

Southern:

Monday to Wednesday:

The 23:25 London Victoria to Brighton train will be diverted after Haywards Heath to run to Brighton via Lewes, and will not call at Burgess Hill or Hassocks. The train will arrive at Brighton later than usual.

A replacement bus will run from Haywards Heath to Brighton calling at Burgess Hill and Hassocks.

Tuesday to Thursday:

The 00:02 London Victoria to Worthing / Eastbourne train will terminate at Three Bridges.

Replacement buses will run from Three Bridges to Brighton / Worthing, and from Three Bridges to Lewes / Eastbourne.

Thameslink:

From approximately 00:25 until the end of service on Tuesday to Thursday mornings and 01:25 and 05:05 on Friday morning, buses replace trains between Three Bridges and Brighton.

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night, the 00:02 Brighton to Bedford (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday service) will depart 4 minutes earlier at 23:58.

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.