Disruption to Southern services between Balham and London Victoria expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Portsmouth Harbour / Bognor Regis / Eastbourne / Ore / Horsham / Reigate / East Grinstead / Dorking / Epsom Downs / West Croydon / London Bridge and London Victoria

Description

A fire on a train between Balham and London Victoria means that some lines are blocked. Southern trains running to / from these stations may be delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised.

This is expected until 15:00.

Customer advice:

You may need to use an alternative route to complete your journey and allow at least 20 minutes extra time to travel.

Trains running to / from London Victoria will not be calling at Battersea Park and Wandsworth Common until further notice.

If you are travelling to/from these stations, please use London buses to / from Clapham Junction or London Victoria to connect with train services.

Services running now will be delayed by at least 15 minutes. Please check information screens or speak to station staff for further information.

Tickets are being accepted at no extra cost on:

• Alternative Southern services between East Croydon and London Victoria

• London Buses between Balham and London Victoria and Balham
  

Planning your journey:

Live departure boards can be viewed.

You can view a live map of the network.

You can also see an alternative route guide.

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

The Southern app will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Southern have received reports of a fire on a train at Clapham Junction. Due to this, trains are being diverted via an alternative track, which means they are unable to stop at Battersea Park and Wandsworth Common until the affected line reopens.

Southern are working with the fire brigade to ensure the fire is extinguished as quickly as possible.

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.