Disruption between Horsham and Crawley expected until 14:00  

Route(s) affected

Southern between Bognor Regis / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour and London Victoria

Thameslink between Horsham and Peterborough

Description

A road vehicle colliding with a bridge at Littlehaven means trains between Horsham and Crawley have to run at a reduced speed on all lines.

As a result, trains will be delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 14:00.

Customer advice:

Due to a vehicle colliding with the level crossing barrier in the Littlehaven area, your journey may be subject to delays. You can continue to use your normal route to travel, however please allow up to 15 minutes additional time to complete your journey.

For the latest information, check station screens and use online journey planners.

Planning your journey:

You can see the live departure boards, and view a live map of the network.

You can also view 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 here.

The Southern and Thameslink apps will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

At Littlehaven, we were advised of a problem with the barriers at a level crossing in the area. This will cause delays to your journey in this area.

Although there's a fault, staff can still run your train, but it will take longer to get to your destination.

Trains will need to stop on the approach to the crossing, and drivers will then get verbal instructions to continue. They will travel at slower speeds so that they can see anything which may be obstructing them.

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.