Lines reopened: disruption through East Croydon expected until 15:30 

Route(s) affected

Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink through East Croydon

Description

Following the emergency services dealing with an incident in the East Croydon area all lines have reopened. As service recovers, trains running through this station may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 15:30

Customer advice:

If you are travelling through East Croydon you can travel on your normal route. You will need to allow up to 20 minutes extra to complete your journey, to account for some residual delays.

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

Planning your journey:

You can check your journey using the Live Departure Boards, and you can view a live map of the network.

You can also see an alternative route guide.

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

The Southern app will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Emergency services responded to an incident in the East Croydon area earlier today.

As a result of this incident, some services have been delayed, altered or cancelled while staff work to get the services back to normal running again.

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.