Disruption between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport expected until 18:00 

Route(s) affected

between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport

Description

A safety inspection of the track between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport means some lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 18:00.

Customer advice:

Fewer lines than normal are available for trains to run between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport.

If you're travelling through this area, you'll be able to travel along your normal route. Services are likely to be delayed, and may travel on a different line to normal. Additionally, some services have been disrupted due to a person being hit by a train earlier today. You should allow at least an additional 20 minutes to complete your journey.

You should listen to announcements and check station screens for the latest information. If you're planning a journey along this route, you should check journey planners before you travel.

Planning your journey:

Live departure boards can be found below:

Southern

Thameslink

You can view a live map of the network below:

Southern

Thameslink

You can also see an alternative route guide below:

Southern

Thameslink

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

The Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink app will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Services running through this area will be subject to disruption while Network Rail perform a safety inspection of the track.

Network Rail are working to ensure services are able to resume running normally, as soon as it's safe to do so.

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.