Disruption between Chichester and Southampton Central expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

between Chichester and Southampton Central

Description

The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Chichester and Southampton Central meaning fewer trains are able to run towards Southampton Central. Trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer advice:

If you are travelling between Chichester and Southampton Central will need to use an alternative service to complete your journey. Some southern services along this route are being amended until further notice. This is due to emergency services dealing with an incident.

Your journey will take longer than normal and you should allow an additional 30 minutes extra to reach your destination.

For the latest information, check station screens and use online journey planners.

Changed to services:

Southern services between Brighton and Southampton Central will terminate short at Chichester. No Southern services will operate between Chichester and Southampton Central until further notice. Services towards Portsmouth & Southsea and Portsmouth Harbour remain able to operate.

Southern services which run between Southampton Central to Littlehampton have been terminated until the end of service.

Travel advice:

Customers travelling beyond Chichester should use:

• South Western Railway services between Chichester, Havant, Cosham, Fareham, Swanwick, Southampton Airport Parkway and Southampton Central

• Great Western Railway services between Chichester, Havant, Cosham, Fareham, Swanwick, Southampton Airport Parkway and Southampton Central

• Southern services are able to run between Brighton and Portsmouth Harbour via Worthing

If you are travelling via an alternative service, should allow extra time of at least 30 extra time to complete your journey.

Please continue to check journey planners before travelling this evening.

Ticket acceptance:

Your ticket may will be accepted at no extra cost on the following;

• Great Western Railway between Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central

• South Western Railway between Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central

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?

Network Rail and the emergency services are working to assist a person near the railway. They are making sure this is done as quickly and safely as possible.

Until it is confirmed that everyone's clear of the track and it's safe for trains to run at their normal speeds, train drivers will be stopped on approach to the area and asked to proceed more slowly than usual. This does take extra time, so your journey is likely to have a delay.

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.