Disruption at Purley expected until 09:00 

Route(s) affected

Gatwick Express services between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria

Southern services between Eastbourne / Brighton / Angmering / Arundel / Ore / Horsham and London Victoria, between Caterham and London Bridge, and also between Purley and Tattenham Corner

Thameslink services between Brighton / Horsham / Three Bridges and Bedford, between Brighton / Gatwick Airport and Finsbury Park, and also between Brighton / Horsham / Three Bridges and London Bridge

Description

Overrunning engineering works at Purley mean that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running through Purley may be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 09:00.

Customer advice:

Engineering works have not finished on time in the Purley area this morning.

Services to / from Caterham and Tattenham Corner are likely to be cancelled or amended.

Other services running through the area may also experience delays.

Please check before you travel this morning and allow extra time. If your planned train is cancelled then you may need to use an alternative route to complete your journey, or delay your journey until later today.

Tickets will be accepted for no extra cost on the following:

• London Buses between Caterham, Purley and East Croydon

• Southern and Thameslink services via any reasonable alternative route

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.

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Engineering works have not finished on time in the Purley area this morning, and lines are currently not expected to reopen until approximately 08.15.

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.