Incident Details

Disruption between Haywards Heath and Gatwick Airport expected until the end of the day

Operators affected

Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink

Routes affected

Gatwick Express between Brighton and London VictoriaSouthern between Portsmouth Harbour / Bognor Regis / Ore and London Victoria, and between Eastbourne / Littlehampton and London BridgeThameslink Brighton / Three Bridges and Bedford, and between Brighton and Cambridge, and between Horsham and London Bridge / Peterborough, and between Three Bridges and Luton

Incident Details

A rail buckling in the heat between Haywards Heath and Gatwick Airport means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer advice:

Currently train operators are unable to run services on some lines towards Gatwick Airport and London. This will cause delays to your journey today. Your journey may be subject to some cancellations or alternations.

You can continue to travel using your normal route but allow up to 20 minutes extra to complete your journey today.

If you are travelling now, please check station screens and listen to staff announcements. If you are planning a journey, please use journey planners and check before you travel today.

Ticket acceptance:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services:

  • Alternative Southern services between the south coast and London
  • Alternative Thameslink services between Brighton and London
  • Gatwick Express services between London and Brighton

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 app will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Services will be disrupted whilst a safety inspection is carried out of the track in the Three Bridges 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.