Disruption to Southern and Thameslink services through Norwood Junction from Friday 5 July until the end of the day on Sunday 7 July 

Route(s) affected

Southern between London Bridge and Epsom / Purley / Caterham / Uckfield: and also between London Victoria and Norwood Junction / West Croydon

Thameslink between Bedford and Three Bridges / Brighton: and between Luton and Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges: and between Peterborough and Horsham: and also between Bedford / West Hampstead Thameslink / London St Pancras International / London Bridge and East Grinstead

Description

A speed restriction will be in place over defective sections of track at Norwood Junction from Friday 5 July, through until the evening of Sunday 7 July.

Work will then take place to rectify the track overnight on Sunday.

Southern and Thameslink services running through this station will be revised as a result.

Customer advice:

Network Rail will be carrying out essential maintenance on defective sections of track in the Norwood Junction area on Sunday night, from 20:30. In the meantime to ensure passenger safety, a temporary speed restriction will be in place from tomorrow morning until the defects are repaired.

How will this affect my journey?

On Friday 5 July, some Southern and Thameslink services will operate differently than usual. You may need to change trains, which could add at least 20 minutes to your travel time.

Here are the specific changes:

• Bedford to Three Bridges: Southbound services will not stop at London Bridge, Earlswood, or Salfords in the southbound direction only

• Bedford / West Hampstead to East Grinstead: These services will be cancelled in both directions

• London Bridge to Uckfield: Services will only run between East Croydon and Uckfield

• If you need to reach Earlswood or Salfords from London, you will need to change trains at Gatwick Airport, and travel back using a London bound service

Travel information for Saturday and Sunday will be available tomorrow.

Planning your journey

At no additional cost, you're able to use your ticket with alternative Southern and Thameslink services. You can also use Metrobus services in the Earlswood and Salfords areas.

Metrobus services covered by ticket acceptance:

• Route 100 for Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords, Horley, Gatwick, Crawley, Three Bridges

• Route 400 for Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords, Horley, Gatwick, Crawley, Three Bridges

• Routes 430 / 435 for Redhill, Reigate, Earlswood, Merstham

• Route 460 for Reigate, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords, Horley, Gatwick, Crawley

You can view a link to the alternative route map here, and the live map here.

Can you tell me more about this incident?

A section of track at Norwood Junction has deteriorated unexpectedly and to ensure passenger safety, it's necessary to divert trains around the affected area. The first available opportunity to repair the damaged track whilst causing the minimum disruption to passenger services, is to carry out the works overnight on Sunday 7 July.

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.