Disruption between Chichester and Havant expected until 20:00 

Route(s) affected

Between London Victoria / Horsham and Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Brighton and Portsmouth & Southsea / Southampton Central

Description

A safety inspection of the track between Chichester and Havant means all lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 20:00.

Customer advice:

Services that run through this area are subject to disruption while a safety inspection of the track is carried out. We're unable to provide an estimate for when the line will reopen at this time. Stations west of Chichester will not have a Southern service. These are:

• Fishbourne

• Bosham

• Nutbourne

• Southbourne

• Emsworth

• Warblington

• Havant

• Bedhampton

• Cosham

• Portchester

• Fareham

• Swanwick

• Netley

• Woolston

• Southampton Central

At this time, you will need to travel using an alternative route. You should allow at least an additional 30 minutes to complete your journey.

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

Expected service plan

Southern are expecting the below changes to normal timetable in this area:

• Services which normally run between Brighton and Southampton are suspended

• Services which normally run between Brighton and Chichester are running as normal

• There will be a reduced service between Bognor Regis and Barnham: shuttle services which normally run between Barnham and Bognor Regis are suspended

• Services which are timetabled to run between London Victoria and Havant/Bognor Regis (splitting and attaching at Horsham) will instead run only to Bognor Regis. These services will not split and attach at Horsham

Journey advice

Journeys between the Havant /Southampton Central area and the London area

You should travel on South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Southampton Central / Havant, and on London Underground as required to travel between London Waterloo and other London Underground stations in London.

Journeys between the Havant / Southampton Central area and Redhill / Gatwick Airport

You should travel on Great Western Railway services between Gatwick Airport, Redhill, and Guildford, and on South Western Railway services between Guildford and Havant.

Journeys between the Havant / Southampton Central area and Brighton / Worthing

You should travel on Southern services between Brighton / Worthing and Chichester / Littlehampton / and Bognor Regis. You should travel on Stagecoach routes 500 and 700 as required to connect between Littlehampton / Barnham / Bognor Regis, and Chichester. Between Chichester and Havant, you should travel using Stagecoach 700.

Ticket acceptance

Your ticket will be accepted on the below at no additional cost:

• South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Southampton Central / Havant

• Great Western Railway between Gatwick Airport, Redhill, Dorking (Deepdene) and Guildford

• London Underground as required to connect to / from London Waterloo

Additionally, your ticket will be accepted on the below Stagecoach routes:

• Stagecoach 500 between Littlehampton, Barnham, and Chichester

• Stagecoach 700 between Littlehampton, Chichester, Havant, and Portsmouth

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 the TfL Journey Planner.

The Southern 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 through this area, 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.