Disruption between Horley and Redhill expected until 12:00 

Route(s) affected

Gatwick express services between Brighton and London Victoria

Southern services between Ore / Eastbourne / Littlehampton / Bognor Regis / Portsmouth Harbour and London Victoria

ThamesLink services between Brighton / Three Bridges and Bedford and between Brighton and Cambridge and between Horsham and Peterborough, and also between Three Bridges and Fliwick / London bridge

Description

A safety inspection of the track between Horley and Redhill means trains will be running at a reduced speed on some lines. As a result, trains between these stations may be delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised.

Disruption between Horley and Redhill expected until 12:00.

Customer advice:

For most journeys you can use your normal route of travel but should allow some extra time for delays, we'd recommend 10 - 15 minutes.

Alterations to your service are possible meaning they may not stop at some stations, or will be started/terminated at a different station than planned.

If you are required to change trains enroute to your destination, please leave at least 20 minutes of extra time to do this.

Please make sure to check your train for delays and amendments before arriving at the station.

Ticket acceptance:

Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on the following.

• Thameslink services on any reasonable

• Southern services on any reasonable route.

• London Underground services on any reasonable route between London Terminals
  
  

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.

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Following earlier reports of a possible issue with the track in the Salfords area, Network Rail have had to put a speed restriction in place.

Your journey may be delayed by this, and in some cases, there may be some service changes, as this means the network has lower capacity, because trains take longer to travel along each section of track.

Track engineers ensure repairs are planned and completed as quickly as possible. Often, if these works involve the route being closed or a need for complex machinery, they'll need to happen overnight or during a weekend closure.

Speed restrictions help prevent any further track damage until this is done.

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.