Disruption between Three Bridges and Horsham expected until 18:00 

Route(s) affected

Southern between London Victoria and Bognor Regis / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour

Thameslink between Peterborough and Horsham

Description

Urgent repairs to the track between Three Bridges and Horsham means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations will be delayed by up to 30 minutes cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 18:00.

Customer advice:

If you are travelling between Three Bridges and Horsham, you will need to use an alternative route to complete your journey. Please allow at least an extra 45 minutes to travel.

The following stations will not currently have a train service:

• Crawley

• Ifield

• Faygate

• Littlehaven

Southern services to run on this route will be diverted on either of the following routes, dependent on the route knowledge of the driver:

• Diverted between Ford and Three Bridges via Haywards Heath and Hove

• Diverted between Clapham Junction and Horsham via Sutton and Dorking

Southern are working on determining what route each train will take so it can be advertised in journey planners to help you plan your journey.

Thameslink services due to run between Horsham and Peterborough will run between Peterborough and Gatwick Airport only

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

Ticket Acceptance

To help you complete your journey, you can use your ticket on the following at no extra cost:

• Southern on any alternative route

• Thameslink between Brighton, Three Bridges, and London

• Metrobus routes:

  • 3 Bewbush, Ifield (Town), Crawley, Three Bridges, Gatwick Airport

  • 200 Horsham, Littlehaven, Faygate (Town), Bewbush, Ifield, Gatwick Airport

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A reported defective rail has between Three Bridges and Crawley preventing trains from running between these station.

Network Rail is sending teams to investigate the rail but until they do so no trains will be able to run between Three Bridges and Horsham.

Once on-site, they'll investigate the rail and implement a fix. Some repairs may take longer if replacement parts or expert advice are needed.

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.