Lines reopened: disruption to Southern services between St Leonards Warrior Square and Hastings expected until 16:00 

Route(s) affected

Southern between Three Bridges and Ore, and also between Eastbourne and Ashford International

Description

Following the emergency services dealing with an incident between St Leonards Warrior Square and Hastings, all lines have reopened. As service recovers, trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 16:00.

Customer advice:

Trains can now begin to run between St Leonards Warrior Square and Hastings.

Southern are working to return to their scheduled timetable, but please continue to check journey planners and station information boards before you travel. Some trains in the area will still be disrupted, and your journey may take up to 30 minutes longer than usual.

You may still use your ticket to travel at no extra cost on:

• Southern services on any reasonable route

• Southeastern services between London Victoria or London Cannon Street and St Leonards Warrior Square, Hastings and Ashford International. Please note this excludes travel on High-Speed services

• London Underground on any reasonable route between London Terminals

• Stagecoach Buses on routes between Eastbourne, Hastings, and Ashford International, including routes:

  • 511, 511a & 511b between Ashford International and Ham Street

  • 101, 100 between Hastings and Rye

  • 99 between Eastbourne and Hastings, including most major stations

Please note that if you have not yet started your journey, it may now be faster to wait for the next available train service.

Planning your journey:

You can see the live departure boards, and view a live map of the network.

You can also view an alternative route guide.

You can use the Southern app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

The emergency services were dealing with an incident between St Leonards Warrior Square and Hastings earlier today. While this was ongoing, power to the railway had to be switched off in this area to allow response teams safe access to the track.

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.