Lines reopened between East Croydon and Purley: disruption expected until 20:00 

Route(s) affected

between East Croydon and Purley

Description

All lines have reopened following the fire brigade dealing with an incident near the railway between East Croydon and Purley. As services recovers, trains running between these stations may still be delayed by up to 35 minutes, cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 20:00.

Customer advice:

Services are able to resume running through this area, as the fire brigade have dealt with a fire near the railway.

While lines have reopened, your journey is likely to be affected by residual delays, alterations, and cancellations. As your journey is likely to be affected by residual disruption, you should check journey planners before you travel.

Services that run predominantly in the London area are likely to be significantly affected.

Gatwick Express services have been suspended, meaning that only Southern and Thameslink services will run between London, Gatwick Airport, and Brighton. For journeys along this route, you should travel on alternative Southern and Thameslink services, changing at East Croydon, or Haywards Heath. Your ticket will also be accepted at no additional cost on London Underground services between London Bridge and London Victoria.

You should listen to announcements and check station screens for the latest updates. You may need to travel on a different train to normal, or change trains at an intermediate station to complete your journey. You should leave at least 45 minutes extra to complete your journey.

Your ticket will be accepted at no additional cost on the below:

• Alternative Southern, Thameslink, and Great Northern services as required to complete your journey

• Southeastern services via Tonbridge, to / from London, Hastings, and Ashford

• London Underground services on journeys across London

• London Trams between Beckenham Junction, East Croydon, Mitcham Junction, and Wimbledon

Planning your journey:

You can use live departure boards, a live map of the network and the alternative route guide to help you.

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner.

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

The fire brigade attended a fire near the railway in this area. Services wer unable to run through this area while they did so. While the lines have reopened, residual disruption is likely to affect journeys through this area.

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.