A trespass incident in the West St Leonards area means that all lines are blocked. Trains running between between Hastings and Eastbourne / Tunbridge Wells may be delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised.
Disruption is expected until 11:30.
Customer advice
Southeastern
What's happened?
A trespass incident has been reported at West St Leonards. Power to the line has been switched off for safety reasons. Staff are attending and should be on site shortly.
How does this affect my journey?
No trains can run between Hastings and Tunbridge Wells.
Southern services between Hastings and Brighton are also disrupted.
What should I do?
You can use your ticket at no extra cost on Stagecoach bus route 1066 between Hastings and Tunbridge Wells.
Please allow extra time for your journey, and check before you travel.
Alternative Routes:
For details of alternative routes that may be available to complete your journey, please refer to our Alternative routes during disruption maps which can be found here
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Southern
Services are unable to run between Hastings and Bexhill until further notice. Services will be delayed, or will run Bexhill and Eastbourne / Brighton only.
Southern advise delaying your journey until later, once the line has reopened. If you do travel now then you'll likely need to use an alternative route to complete your journey. Journeys will take at least 20 minutes longer than normal, so please allow extra time.
Tickets will be accepted for no extra cost on the following Stagecoach routes:
- Route 99 between Hastings, St Leonards, Bexhill, Pevensey and Eastbourne.
- Route 98 between Hastings, St Leonards and Bexhill
Planning your journey:
You can see a live map of the network here. This will show where your journey is likely to be affected.
For help planning your journey using Stagecoach buses in the local area you can use journey planners on the Stagecoach website here.
You can also use the app to find up-to-date information.
Can you tell me more about the incident?
A trespass incident has been reported in the St Leonards Warrior Square area.
In this case, trains have needed to stop entirely, as it's not safe to run services past the person. Emergency services and Network Rail responders are attending to make sure the person is removed.
Trespassing on the railway is very dangerous. Trains run all day, every day - whether passenger trains, freight trains or specialist engineering work machines. It's not possible to be sure that you can hear when a train is coming, and in many cases, you won't see a train until it is very close to you.
In many areas, trains are powered by an electric third rail, which carries a dangerous electric current. There are also other electrical systems and cables, slippery surfaces, steep drops and other hazards.
As well as the dangers, trespassing on the railway is also illegal, and obstructing the railway can carry severe penalties.
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.