Disruption between Strood and Paddock Wood expected until 12:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Strood and Paddock Wood / Tonbridge

Description

A person has been hit by a train between Strood and Paddock Wood. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed. Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

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.

What's happened?

Sadly a person has been struck by a train between Strood and Maidstone West. All lines are blocked while emergency services attend.

How does this affect my journey?

No trains are running between Strood and Paddock Wood.

What should I do?

Please check before you travel and allow extra time for your journey.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• Arriva bus route 7 between Maidstone and Tonbridge

• Arriva bus route 71 between Snodland, Aylesford and Maidstone

Alternative routes:

For details of alternative routes that may be available to complete your journey, please refer to our Alternative routes during disruption maps.

How can I stay up to date?

You can follow Southeastern on Twitter (X) @SE_Railway or follow the Southeastern WhatsApp channel.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.