Delays between Oxted and East Croydon expected until 16:45 

Route(s) affected

Southern between Uckfield / Crowborough and London Bridge, and also between East Grinstead and London Victoria

Thameslink between East Grinstead and Bedford

Description

A tree blocking the railway between Oxted and East Croydon means that trains have to run at a reduced speed on the line towards East Croydon. As a result, trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 20 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 16:45.

Customer advice:

Disruption is expected due to a tree branch blocking the railway near Oxted. This will affect trains heading towards London.

If you are looking to travel or are currently travelling you may experience some delays as trains will have to run at a reduced speed. Please allow at least an additional 30 minutes time to complete your journey.

Please ensure to check before you travel using our online journey planners and live departure boards for the latest information.

Planning your journey:

For help planning your journey, check live departure boards, view a live network map or see alternative route guides.

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Can you tell me more about the incident?

There has been a report of a large tree branch 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. Unfortunately, it's not possible to try to run trains past this. Progress updates are being closely monitored.

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.