Reduced service at Lewes expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Between London Victoria / Brighton and Eastbourne / Hastings / Ore

Description

A fault with the station lighting at Lewes means that trains are unable to stop at platform 1 at this station. As a result, some trains will be revised to not call at this station.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer advice:

Southern trains running from London Victoria towards Ore and Hastings cannot call at Lewes as the lights have gone out on platform 1 and it is not possible to use an alternative platform.

All other trains running through Lewes, and from Ore and Hastings towards London Victoria can continue to call as normal.

If you were intending to change at Lewes for connections towards Seaford, you should instead alight your train at Haywards Heath and take a service to Brighton. Change here for services towards Seaford. This could extend your journey time by 20-30 minutes so please consider this when planning your journey.

Alternatively, you can travel to Polegate and take a return service - however this will take much longer.

Please check your journey before travelling and allow additional time to reach your destination.

Planning your journey:

You can see a live map of the network. This will show where your journey is likely to be affected.

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Trains cannot call on platform 1 at Lewes. Southern are working to repair the fault as soon as possible.

When lights at a station go out, it is often not safe to call. Southern arel working to source emergency lighting where possible and will liase with infrastructure providers to get back to normal as soon as possible.

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.