Disruption between Purley and Gatwick Airport expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Gatwick Express services between London Victoria and Brighton

Southern services between London Victoria and Bognor Regis / Brighton / Chichester / Eastbourne / Gatwick Airport / Hastings / Havant / Horsham / Littlehampton / Ore / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour / Three Bridges / Worthing

Thameslink services between Bedford and Brighton / Haywards Heath / Three Bridges, between Cambridge and Brighton, between Peterborough and Horsham

Description

A landslip between Purley and Gatwick Airport means some lines are currently closed. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer advice:

Delays of around 10 - 15 minutes are expected in the Horley area, affecting trains running in both directions. You can travel using your normal route but please allow some extra time for your journey this evening.

In addition to this, we are anticipating a number of services changes today, Saturday 5 July. Further information regarding these changes will be published by 04:00 this morning. Please check back here later.

Planning your journey:

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

You can also use the Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink apps to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A landslip has been reported, causing disruption for your journey on this route.

Currently, the information from the site of the landslip suggests that some repair works are needed before they can reopen all lines. Until these are done, staff will need to reduce the number of trains running through the area.

They're working with Network Rail to ensure this is done as quickly and safely as possible.

Landslips can happen for a number of reasons, including severe weather. Areas at risk of landslips are monitored proactively to make sure the track is safe, and staff also receive reports from train crews of any risks to the railway. In this case, staff have checked the report and the landslip cannot be passed safely by trains.

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.