Disruption between Preston Park and Hove expected until 22:30 

Route(s) affected

Between London Victoria and Littlehampton / Bognor Regis / Chichester, and also between Haywards Heath and Worthing

Description

A tree on the railway at Hove means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between Preston Park and Hove may be cancelled or delayed.

Disruption is expected until 22:30.

Customer advice:

Services are unable to run from Hove to Preston Park, meaning you will need to change trains and allow more time to travel.

Trains running from Preston Park to Hove as well as services running in either direction between Brighton and Hove continue to run as booked.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on alternative Southern and Thameslink services between Hove, Brighton and Haywards Heath.

Using an alternative route will take longer than usual. We recommend leaving up to 30 minutes more time to complete your journey.

Planning your journey:

You can see live departure boards.

You can view a live map of the Southern 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.

The Southern app will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

There has been a report of a tree on the railway, and this is now causing some disruption to services. Your train may be held on approach to the area, or it may need to be terminated before it gets to this part of the network.

Network Rail staff will be attending to remove the obstruction as quickly as they can.

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.