Reduced Southern service between Southampton Central and Brighton expected until 17:00  

Route(s) affected

between Southampton Central and Brighton

Description

A shortage of train crew between Southampton Central and Brighton means fewer trains are able to run between these stations. As a result, trains may be cancelled, reduced or terminated at Bognor Regis.

Disruption is expected until 17:00.

Customer Advice:

Fewer trains are able to run between Brighton and Southampton today. Please allow extra time for your journey as you may have to wait for a later train, or use an alternative route/supplier.

Along with some cancellations, some services from Brighton will terminate at Bognor Regis, starting their return journey back from there later in the day.

Southern have agreed ticket acceptance via Clapham Junction, should you find it more convenient to travel on this route.

Ticket acceptance

Your ticket will be accepted on the following, at no extra cost:

• Thameslink services between Brighton and East Croydon

• Southern trains between Haywards Heath, East Croydon and Clapham Junction

• South Western Railway between Clapham Junction / Portsmouth & Southsea and Southampton

Planning your journey:

Live departure boards can be found here.

You can view a live map of the network here.

You can also see an alternative route guide here.

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

There will be a reduced service between Brighton and Southampton today, due to availability of train crew.

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.