Disruption to Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink services expected until 13:00  

Route(s) affected

Gatwick Express between Brighton / Gatwick Airport and London Victoria

Southern between Southampton Central / Portsmouth & Southsea / Chichester and Brighton, and between Littlehampton and Haywards Heath / London Victoria, and between Tattenham Corner and Purley, between Caterham and London Bridge, and also between Portsmouth Harbour / Havant / Bognor Regis / Littlehampton / Horsham / Brighton / Eastbourne / Ore / Three Bridges / Reigate and London Victoria

Thameslink between Brighton and Three Bridges / Finsbury Park / Bedford, between Horsham and Peterborough, and also between Haywards Heath and Bedford

Description

A number of incidents across the whole Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink network, means that trains will be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 13:00.

Customer advice:

If you are travelling now we recommend you check before you travel and allow yourself an extra 45 minutes to complete your journey.

Please ensure you check before travelling, speak to station staff or check station screens for journey updates.

Service amendments:

Southern

• Gatwick Express services have been suspended

• London Victoria to Reigate/Gatwick have been suspended

• London Victoria to Eastbourne have been suspended

• London Victoria to Ore will call additionally at Hampden Park, Three Bridges and Cooksbridge

• Brighton to Chichester services have been suspended

• Brighton to Portsmouth and Southsea have been suspended

• Brighton to Southampton will see short notice changes but will plan to run Littlehampton to Southampton only

• London Victoria to Littlehampton will also see short notices amendments but will plan to run London Victoria to Worthing only

Thameslink:

• Three Bridges to Bedford have been suspended

• Peterborough to Horsham services will call additionally at Purley, Salfords and Earlswood

If you're trying to travel between Littlehampton and Worthing you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following:

Stagecoach routes

• 700 - Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Shoreham, Lancing, Worthing, West Worthing

• 701 - Lancing, Worthing, West Worthing, Goring-by- sea, Littlehampton

• 11 - Worthing, West Worthing, Goring by sea, Littlehampton

• 500 - Chichester, Barnham, and Littlehampton
  
  

Brighton & Hove

Buses on routes between Brighton and Shoreham-by-Sea

• 1 between Brighton, Hove (town), Aldrington (town), Portslade (town) and Fishersgate (station)

• 1X between Brighton, Hove (town), Portslade (station), Fishersgate (town)

• 2 between Brighton, Hove (town), Aldrington town), Portslade, (close to station), and Shoreham-by-Sea (station)

• 7 between Brighton and Hove (station)

Planning your journey:

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner.

You can see the Southern live departure boards, and view a live map of the network.

You can also view an alternative route guide for Southern.

You can see the Thameslink live departure boards, and view a live map of the network.

You can also view an alternative route guide for Thameslink.

You can use the Southern / Thameslink app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

There are multiple incidents in the South side of the Network this morning.

West Coast:

A vehicle has collided with a barrier between Angmering and Goring. Network Rail are on route to the area to inspect the level crossing before trains are able to run again. Trains are unable to run between Littlehampton and Worthing at present.

South Croydon:

There has been a report of a possible issue with the track in this area. Network Rail's engineers are attending as quickly as possible to carry out a detailed inspection.

There are various types of defects, and the first advice usually comes from drivers or other staff travelling through the area. Response staff will check the location which has been specified and find out whether the track is still supported correctly, whether the rails themselves are in the usual condition, and if there are any problems with the fixings and metalwork which attach the rails to the sleepers.

Until this is done, trains have been stopped from running on some southbound lines through this part of the network. This is a necessary safety precaution.

Horley:

There is also a track defect in the Horley area where trains will need to run at a reduced speed

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.