Disruption between Horsham and Arundel expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

Southern between London Victoria / Horsham and Bognor Regis / Portsmouth Harbour

Description

A safety inspection of the track between Horsham and Arundel means the line towards Barnham is blocked. As a result, trains between these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 15 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 15:00.

Customer advice:

If you are travelling from the direction of Horsham towards Arundel, you will need to use an alternative route to travel and allow extra time to complete your journey.

No trains can run from Horsham towards Barnham. Services will continue to run towards Horsham, however these trains may be delayed by up to 15 minutes.

The following stations are only being served in the direction towards Horsham:

• Arundel

• Amberley

• Pulborough

• Billingshurst

• Christ's Hospital

If you are travelling from one of these stations in the affected direction:

You can use Compass bus route 100 to travel between Horsham, Billingshurst, Pulborough and Burgess Hill. You can also use train services to Horsham for train connections via Three Bridge and Brighton.

If you are travelling to one of these stations in the affected direction:

Southern recommend using Compass bus route 100 from Horsham or Burgess Hill to reach Billingshurst or Pulborough. You can also reach services towards Horsham by travelling to Barnham, using a train from Brighton.

If you are travelling towards Bognor Regis or Portsmouth Harbour:

Southern recommend using alternative Southern/ Thameslink services that are running via Brighton to complete your journey.

If you are travelling from/to Arundel, Amberley or Christ's Hospital:

Please travel as close to your destination as possible and speak to station staff there. If staff isn't available, you can also press the green emergency button on a help point for further assistance.

Travelling via an alternative route will take at least 40 minutes longer than usual. Please make sure to allow plenty of extra time to complete your journey.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• Alternative Southern and Thameslink services, including via Three Bridges and Brighton

• Compass Travel bus route 100 for Horsham, Billingshurst, Pulborough, Burgess Hill

Rail replacement buses have been requested. Southern are awaiting confirmation that those have been dispatched.

Southern will provide further details as soon as an estimate for their arrival is available.

Planning your journey:

You can see live departure boards, a live map of the network and 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 app will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Operators have had 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 different 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 in the affected direction. This is a necessary safety precaution.

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.