Lines reopened: disruption between Brighton and Haywards Heath expected until 10:15 

Route(s) affected

Gatwick Express between Brighton and London Victoria

Southern between Littlehampton and London Victoria, and also between Brighton and London Bridge / London Victoria

Thameslink between Brighton and Bedford / Cambridge

Description

Lines have reopened following an operational incident between Brighton and Haywards Heath. Whilst service recovers, trains between these stations may be delayed by up to 30 minutes, cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 10:15.

Customer advice:

Trains can now run between Brighton and Haywards Heath. This is after an operational incident on the railway in the Burgess Hill area.

There may be some residual disruption whilst service returns to normal. This means you may face some cancellations, delays or alterations to your journey. Please allow at least an additional 30 minutes to complete your journey.

For the latest information, please check station boards or the online journey planners.

Ticket acceptance:

You can still use your existing ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• Alternative Southern services between Brighton and London

• Thameslink services between Brighton and London

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?

An operational incident was delaying the journey of a train in this area. This has now been resolved and trains can now start to run as booked.

The railway operates on a number of "failsafe" systems. This means that if a possible fault or a procedural issue is detected, trains will be stopped, or there will be restrictions on how they can move. In many cases, no issue will have occurred, but services will stop as a precaution. In all cases, however, a thorough investigation will take place before we decide that the train can move.

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.