Disruption between Littlehampton / Barnham and Brighton expected until 09:00

Overrunning engineering works between Littlehampton and Hove means all lines are blocked between these stations.

Trains between Littlehampton / Barnham and Brighton may be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 09:00.

Customer Advice

Please delay travelling until later today if possible. If you do decide to travel, journey times will be extended by up to 45 minutes and you will need to use alternatives in order to reach your destination. For up to date service information please monitor information screens and national rail.

The following stations will not be served in any direction at this time:

• Angmering
• Goring By Sea
• Durrington-on-sea
• West Worthing
• Worthing
• East Worthing
• Lancing
• Shoreham-by-Sea
• Southwick
• Fishersgate
• Portslade
• Aldrington

 

 

If you are at these stations you will need to use alternative transport to reach your destination.

Rail replacement buses have been requested for Littlehampton, Worthing and Hove. However we do not have any confirmation of these at present.

To assist you on your journey, your ticket will be accepted on the following services:

• Southern and Thameslink will be accepting each others tickets between Brighton, Horsham and London
• Brighton and Hove Buses between Brighton and Shoreham By Sea

 

 

For further assistance with alternative routes please click here.

How is this currently affecting the train service?

All lines are blocked between Hove and Littlehampton at this time. Trains are unable to run between these stations.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Network Rail have advised of overrunning engineering works at Shoreham By Sea. This overrun means trains are unable to run between Hove and Littlehampton at this time.

Network Rail are on site working hard to get the issues fixed as quickly and safely as possible. However the earliest the work is expected to be completed so trains can run is 7am.

Most planned engineering work by Network Rail happens overnight, at weekends and on bank holidays, as this minimises disruption to passengers whilst also keeping engineers safe. Sometimes bad weather, machinery failure or unexpected complications can cause works to overrun. When an issue does occur, we work closely with Network Rail to quickly assess the situation and to complete remaining repair works, so train services can be restored as quickly as possible.

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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.

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