Lines reopened: major disruption between Haywards Heath / Brighton and Worthing expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Between London Victoria and Littlehampton, and also between Brighton and West Worthing / Chichester / Portsmouth & Southsea / Southampton Central

Description

The emergency services have completed their work following an earlier incident where a person was hit by a train. This has allowed all lines between Hove and Worthing to reopen. Whilst service recovers, trains may still be delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised or cancelled.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

If you've been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 from any phone for a confidential chat.

Customer advice:

All lines have now reopened, but there will continue to be some delays, service changes and cancellations on routes which run between these stations. Because lines are now open, there will not be a specific pattern of service changes.

When travelling, please check station screens and listen to announcements. Your journey may still take around 30-45 minutes longer than usual, and you may need to change trains more often than usual.

If there is a long wait until the next train, you may wish to consider using an alternative route, if there is one available in your area.

Routes affected:

The following routes will be affected, in both directions:

• London Victoria - Littlehampton

• Brighton - Chichester

• Brighton - Southampton Central

• Barnham - Bognor Regis

Some late-evening trains on other routes via Barnham will also be affected.

Ticket acceptance on alternative routes:

Your Southern ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on:

• South Western Railway services between Havant, Fratton and the Portsmouth area, and also between Portsmouth and Southampton Central

• Great Western Railway services between Portsmouth Harbour and Southampton Central

• Stagecoach Buses on the following routes:

  • 11 between Worthing, West Worthing, Goring-by-Sea and Littlehampton

  • 500 between Chichester, Barnham and Littlehampton

  • 700 between:

    • Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Shoreham-by-Sea, Lancing, Worthing, West Worthing and Durrington-on-Sea

    • Littlehampton, Bognor Regis and Chichester

    • Chichester and the Portsmouth area

• 701 between Lancing, Worthing, West Worthing, Goring-by-Sea and Littlehampton

• Brighton & Hove Buses on the following routes:

  • 1, 1X and 6 between Brighton, Hove and Portslade

  • 2 between Brighton, Hove, Aldrington, Portslade and Shoreham-by-Sea

  • 3X, 5, 7, 21 and 49 between Brighton and Hove

  • 46 between Brighton, Hove, Portslade and Southwick

To travel between Brighton and Barnham, you may also use Thameslink or Gatwick Express trains between Brighton and either Three Bridges or Gatwick Airport, and Southern services between either Gatwick Airport or Three Bridges and Barnham.

Due to the time of the evening, please check that services are still running on your alternative route before you travel.

If you can't get all the way to your destination tonight:

Southern won't leave you stranded. Please travel as far as you can towards your destination, either by train or by using an alternative route.

When you've made your journey as far as possible, please speak to station staff, where available.

If there are no staff, you can use the green Emergency button on the station Help Point at stations run by Southern. At stations which are run by other train companies, please use the Information button on the Help Point, and the message will be passed through to us.

You can also speak to staff on social media:

• X: Southern

• X: Gatwick Express

Staff will arrange alternative transport, but this may take some time to arrive.

Planning your journey:

Live departure boards, a live map and an alternative route guide are available to help you with your journey.

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

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.