Lines reopened: disruption between Gatwick Airport and Horsham expected until 01:00 

Route(s) affected

Southern between London Victoria and Horsham / Bognor Regis

Thameslink between London Bridge / Three Bridges and Horsham

Description

Following the emergency services dealing with an incident between Gatwick Airport and Horsham all lines have now reopened. As service recovers, trains running through these stations may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 01:00.

Customer advice:

Southern / Thameslink are working on recovering the scheduled service, however some trains may still be altered or cancelled.

If you are travelling this evening, you may still need to use an alternative route to complete your journey. We recommend allowing at least 40 minutes more time to arrive at your destination.

Should a cancellation or delay have caused you to miss your last connection, please speak to station staff or press the green button on a help point for further assistance.

Ticket acceptance:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• Southern and Thameslink services on any reasonable route towards your destination.

• Metrobus services on routes:

  • 3 between Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges, and Crawley

  • 10 between Crawley and Gatwick Airport

  • 20 between Three Bridges, Gatwick Airport, and Horley

  • 100 between Redhill, Earlswood (Town), Salfords (Town), Horley (Town), Gatwick Airport, Crawley, and Three Bridges

  • 271 between Crawley, Haywards Heath, Wivelsfield, Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Preston Park, and Brighton

  • 272 between Crawley, Three Bridges, Haywards Heath, Wivelsfield, Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Preston Park, and Brighton

  • 273 between Crawley, Hassocks, Preston Park and Brighton

  • 291 between Crawley, Three Bridges, East Grinstead, and Tunbridge Wells

  • 400 between Caterham, Godstone, Nutfield, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords, Horley, Gatwick Airport, Crawley, Three Bridges, and East Grinstead

  • 420 between Sutton, Belmont, Tattenham, Tadworth, Lower Kingswood, Reigate, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords, Gatwick Airport, and Crawley

  • 430/435 between Redhill, Reigate, Earlswood, and Merstham

  • 460 between Epsom, Tattenham, Tadworth, Lower Kingswood, Reigate, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords, Horley, Gatwick Airport, and Crawley

  • 424 for Reigate, Redhill, Horley, Crawley

Planning your journey:

To help you plan your journey, you can use the alternative route maps.

Please check journey planners and station information boards before you travel and allow extra time to reach your destination.

Live departure boards can be viewed, as well as a live map to see if your journey has been affected.

You can also use the Southern or Thameslink app to find up-to-date travel information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

The emergency services have attended an incident between Gatwick Airport and Horsham. Power to the railway was switched off in this area to allow response teams safe access to the track.

The power has now been restored and trains have resumed running on all lines.

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.