Disruption between London Victoria and Clapham Junction expected until 10:45 

Route(s) affected

Gatwick Express between London Victoria and Brighton

Southern between London Victoria and London Bridge / Selhurst / Dorking / East Grinstead / Reigate / Epsom Downs / Epsom / Eastbourne / Hastings / Ore / Horsham / Littlehampton / Bognor Regis / Portsmouth Harbour

Description

There is a safety inspection of the track taking place in the Battersea Park area. This has closed some lines running towards Clapham Junction.

As a result, trains running between London Victoria and Clapham Junction may be cancelled, delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised.

This is expected until 10:45.

Customer advice:

If you are travelling between London Victoria and Clapham Junction you can travel on your normal route, but services will be disrupted.

You will need to allow at least an additional 15 minutes to complete your journey.

Please talk to station staff, look at the information boards or check your journey planner for the most recent information.

How is the service changing?

While this disruption is ongoing, the following changes will be made to services:

Trains that normally start from London Victoria and stop at Battersea Park will run non-stop between London Victoria and Clapham Junction.

How do I get to Battersea Park from London Victoria?

If you are travelling from London Victoria and Battersea Park you will need to use your ticket on an alternative Southern service to Clapham Junction. From Clapham Junction, you can travel back to Battersea Park.

Alternatively you can use London bus route 44 between these stations, at no extra cost.

These routes will add an additional 20 minutes to your journey today.

Can I use my ticket with another operator?

You can travel on the following services at no additional cost:

• Alternative Southern services between London Victoria and East Croydon

• London buses between London Victoria and Clapham Junction

• London Underground between all London terminals

Please be aware that using alternative travel will add at least 20 minutes to your journey depending on the route.

Planning your journey:

For help planning your journey, check live departure boards, view a live network map or see alternative route guides.

If you’re travelling within London, you can use the TfL Journey Planner.

Stay up to date on the move with Southern’s WhatsApp channel. Live updates are available Monday to Friday, 07:00–21:00.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Services are currently disrupted whilst a precautionary safety inspection of the track is undertaken.

Safety is always the top priority, and trains may be delayed, revised or cancelled until the inspection is complete.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.