Lines reopened: disruption between Havant / Littlehampton and Brighton expected until 13:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Southampton Central / Portsmouth & Southsea / Chichester and Brighton, and also between Portsmouth Harbour / Littlehampton and London Victoria

Description

Lines have reopened between Angmering and Brighton following the earlier incident where a person was hit by a train. Trains running between between Havant / Littlehampton and Brighton may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 13:00.

If you've been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 from any phone for a confidential chat.

Customer advice

Lines between Worthing and Littlehampton have reopened and trains can now run between these stations once again.

Please note that no trains will call at Durrington-on-Sea until further notice.

Southern are working to return to their scheduled timetable, but please continue to check journey planners and station information boards before you travel. Journeys through the area may still be disrupted for some time, as crew and train stock will have been displaced leading to further delays and alterations to service.

Your journey may still take up to 30 minutes longer than usual.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• Stagecoach Buses routes 700 (between Littlehampton and Brighton) and 500 (between Chichester and Littlehampton)

• Brighton & Hove Buses services between Brighton and Shoreham-by-Sea

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

• South Western Railway services between Portsmouth Harbour, Southampton, Havant, and London Waterloo

• Great Western Railway services between Southampton and Portsmouth

• London Underground on any reasonable route including via London Waterloo for connections with South Western Railway services

Planning your journey:

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?

Southern are working with Network Rail and the emergency services to deal with this incident as sensitively, quickly and safely as possible.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility information, please use our travel information pages.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

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.