Disruption between East Croydon and Three Bridges expected until 12:00 

Route(s) affected

Southern between London Victoria and Brighton / Bognor Regis / Reigate / Littlehampton / Portsmouth Harbour, and also between Tulse Hill and Caterham

Thameslink between Bedford and Brighton, and also between Cambridge and Gatwick Airport

Description

Urgent repairs to the track between Purley and Horley means that trains have to run at reduced speed. Trains running between East Croydon and Three Bridges may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

Customer advice

Southern and Thameslink services are being delayed between Purley and Horley.

What does this mean for my journey?

The following services will be affected:

• London Victoria to/from Brighton

• Brighton/Three Bridges to/from London Bridge

Trains may be diverted via Redhill in the London-bound direction due to a signalling fault. The diversion may add delays of up to 10-15 minutes.

Services running towards Gatwick Airport will be running via their booked routes.

Late-running trains may be revised. This means they may not stop at all of the usual stations, or they may terminate part of the way along their usual routes.

As a result, you may need to change trains to get to your destination.

Southern and Thameslink will be keeping their departure boards and station announcements up to date, so please keep an eye on the latest information when you're travelling. You can also see the next train from your station here.

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

• Southern and Thameslink services on any reasonable route towards your destination

• Metrobus routes on:

  • 3 for Gatwick, Three Bridges, Crawley – roughly every 45 minutes

  • 20 for Three Bridges, Gatwick Airport, Horley

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

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

• London Buses route 405 between Redhill and Croydon (for Merstham, Coulsdon South, Coulsdon Town, Purley)

Planning your journey:

The live departure boards can be found here.

You can view a live map of the network here.

You can also see the alternative route guide here.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

During engineering works, engineers found that a section of track between Purley and Horley had developed a fault. This is now being investigated. To ensure passenger safety, it has been necessary to put a significant speed restriction on the affected line. The usual speed would be much higher, so Southern / Thameslink have had to divert some trains around it.

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.