Disruption between Crawley and Horsham expected until 23:00 

Route(s) affected

Southern services between London Victoria and Horsham / Bognor Regis / Chichester / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour, and between Gatwick Airport and Portsmouth Harbour

Thameslink services between Peterborough / London Bridge and Horsham

Description

A fault with barriers at a level crossing between Crawley and Horsham means that trains will have to run at reduced speed on all lines. As a result, trains running between these stations may be delayed up to 15 minutes or cancelled.

Disruption is expected until 23:00.

Customer advice:

Southern and Thameslink services will be delayed by up to 10-15 minutes between Crawley and Horsham, due to a fault with level crossing barriers near Faygate.

You can still use your normal route, but please allow some extra time for your journey.

Planning your journey:

You can see the live departure boards below:

• Southern live departure boards

• Thameslink live departure boards

You can also see the live maps below:

• Southern live map

• Thameslink live map

You can also use Southern / Thameslink apps to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Network Rail have informed operators of a fault with the barriers at Roffey Road Level Crossing, near Faygate. Their response staff will be attending to fix the issue, and Southern and Thameslink are waiting for further progress updates.

Until the fault is dealt with, trains will need to stop on the approach to the crossing and then run at reduced speeds over it.

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.