A road vehicle colliding with a bridge at Amberley means trains running between Arundel and Horsham may be delayed by up to 45 minutes or cancelled.

Disruption is expected until 21:00.

Customer Advice

All lines are blocked between Horsham and Barnham due to a road vehicle colliding with a railway bridge. No trains will run between Horsham and Arundel.

Trains which run via Worthing will still run towards Barnham as normal.

If you are travelling now, your journey will take up to 45 minutes longer than usual, and you will need to use an alternative route.

To help you plan your journey, an alternative route map can be found on our website here.

Before travelling, please check journey planners and station information boards, and allow extra time to reach your destination.

Check a live map here to see if your journey has been affected.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

We've received a report of a road vehicle striking a railway bridge. Until Network Rail staff can attend to check for the damage to the bridge, trains will be disrupted through the area.

When a road vehicle collides with a railway bridge this is called a bridge bash or 'strike'. Bridge strike incidents can be dangerous to both road and rail users. To allow Network Rail engineers to carry out extensive safety checks, the railway bridge is either temporarily closed or an emergency speed restriction is put in place. This can cause delays to both road users and rail passengers.

If you witness a bridge strike you should report it using the phone number on the identification plate fixed to the bridge. If no plate is provided you should report it to the Police by calling 999.

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.