Disruption between East Croydon and Purley expected until 18:30 

Route(s) affected

Gatwick Express services between London Victoria and Brighton / Eastbourne

Southern services between London Bridge and Caterham and between also between London Victoria and Reigate / Gatwick Airport / Horsham / Chichester / Littlehampton / Bognor Regis / Brighton / Eastbourne / Ore / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour

Thameslink services between Bedford and Three Bridges / Gatwick Airport / Brighton and between Peterborough and Horsham, and also between Luton and Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges

Description

A fault with the signalling system between East Croydon and Purley means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until 18:30

Customer advice:

Trains may be delayed due to a signal fault in the South Croydon area. If a signal cannot display the usual lights, trains must travel at reduced speed and this is causing delays to services which run on the below routes.

• Gatwick Express services have been suspended

• Southern services which run between London Victoria and East Grinstead are suspended

• Southern services which run between London Bridge and Uckfield are suspended

• Southern services which run between London Bridge and Tattenham Corner and Caterham are running non-stop between East Croydon and Purley

• Thameslink services which run between Bedford and Three Bridges will not stop at South Croydon
  

Ticket acceptance:

You may need to use an alternative route to complete your journey. Your ticket will be accepted on the below services at no additional cost;

• Thameslink services via any reasonable route

• Southeastern services between Tonbridge and London Terminals

• London Underground via any reasonable route

• London Buses between Redhill, Upper Warlingham and East Croydon

• Metrobus on the follwoing routes:

  • 270 between East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill, Hassocks, and Brighton

  • 291 between Crawley, Three Bridges, East Grinstead, and Tunbridge Wells – Hourly service

  • 281 between Crawley, Three Bridges, East Grinstead, Dormans, and Lingfield

  • 400 between Caterham, Godstone, Nutfield, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords, Horley, Gatwick Airport, Crawley, Three Bridges, and East Grinstead – Hourly service

  • 409 between Caterham, Godstone, Lingfield (War memorial), and East Grinstead – Hourly service

  • 410 between Godstone, Hurst Green, Oxted, Nutfield (High Street), and Redhill

• Brighton & Hove buses on the following routes:

  • 29, 29A, 29B, 29X between Brighton, Lewes, Uckfield, Crowborough, Eridge, and Tunbridge Wells Regency

  • 54 between Eastbourne, Polegate, and Uckfield

• Compass bus on the following routes:

  • 261 between Uckfield and East Grinstead (runs every 2 hours)

  • 31 / 31A / 31B between Uckfield and Haywards Heath (hourly service, 45-minute journey)

Please bear in mind how using an alternative route could extend your journey time.

Planning your journey:

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

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Network Rail maintains the system, and we are working with them to fix the fault as quickly as possible. In the meantime, we are monitoring services and doing our best to keep to the timetable.

Railway signals warn drivers when they need to stop. Normally, a green light means the track is clear, while yellow signals warn of a red light ahead.

Signalling works on "fail-safe" principles. If a signal cannot change properly, it defaults to a more restrictive setting, causing trains to slow down even if the track is clear.

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.