Overrunning engineering works between Barnham and Horsham means all lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until 07:30.

Customer Advice

All lines are blocked between Horsham and Barnham, due to engineering work taking longer than expected to complete.

If possible, please delay your journey until later in the day. If you are travelling now, you will need to use an alternative route and your travel time will be extended up to 30 minutes.

Trains which usually run between:

• Bognor Regis, or Southampton Central and London Victoria will instead divert to run via Hove / Brighton
• Portsmouth and London Victoria will instead terminate and restart from Barnham.

You can use your ticket to travel at no extra cost on:

• Southern services on any reasonable route to your destination
• South Western Railway services from Portsmouth / Havant / Southampton towards London
• London Underground on any reasonable route
• Stagecoach Buses routes including:
  • 9 for Arundel, Littlehampton, Angmering Worthing, Lancing, Shoreham by Sea
• Compass Travel routes including:
  • 100 for Pulborough, Billingshurst, and Horsham
• METROBUS routes including:
  • 2 for Crawley and Ifield
  • 3 for Crawley, Three Bridges, and Gatwick Airport
  • 23 for Crawley, Faygate, and Horsham
  • 200 for Horsham, Littlehaven, Faygate, Ifield, and Gatwick Airport
  • 84 / 272 / 281 / 291 for Crawley and Three Bridges
  • 400 for Crawley, Three Bridges, Gatwick Airport
  • 460 for Crawley, Gatwick Airport,

Please note that these alternatives will extend your journey times by up to an additional 30 minutes, especially if your journey includes alternative road transport.

To help you plan your journey, you can find alternative route maps here, and if you are travelling by TfL services, you can check your journey in advance on their website here

Please check journey planners and station information boards before you travel, 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?

Engineering work taking place on Southern's Arun Valley routes has taken longer than expected to complete. Unfortunately, these urgent repairs prevent trains from running through the area, and work is expected to last until roughly 07:15.

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.