A fault on a train between Brighton and Lewes means that some lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes, revised or diverted via Wivelsfield.

Disruption is expected until 16:00.

Customer Advice

If you are travelling now, you may need to use an alternative route to complete your journey and it will take at least 30 minutes longer to arrive at your destination.

If you are travelling from Eastbourne or Lewes towards Brighton, your journey will not be affected.

Services that normally run from Brighton to Lewes will be diverted via Wivelsfield and Plumpton.

This diversion will add at least 30 minutes to your journey.

Ticket acceptance:

You can use your ticket at no additional cost on the following alternative Brighton & Hove Bus services:

• 12, 12A, 12X for Brighton, Newhaven Town, Bishopstone (Hill Rise), Seaford, and Eastbourne
• 28 for Brighton (St Peter’s Church), Moulsecoomb (Brighton University), Falmer, Lewes (Post Office / Law Courts), Polegate, and Eastbourne
• 29, 29B, 29X for Brighton (St Peter’s Church), Moulsecoomb (Brighton University), Falmer, Lewes (Post Office / Law Courts), and Uckfield
• 25 for Brighton (St Peter’s Church), Moulsecoomb (Brighton University), and Falmer

Planning your journey:

Please check journey planners and station information boards before you travel, and allow extra time to reach your destination.

Live departure boards can be found here and you can check the live map here to see if your journey has been affected.

You can also use the Southern app to find up-to-date travel information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A train fault is causing delays in this area.

When a fault occurs, crews first try to fix it within about 10 minutes. If that’s not possible, Southern may take the train out of service and move it to a depot, which takes extra time as passengers need to leave safely

.If the train can’t be moved, specialist engineers ("fitters") will attend the site. They’re available 24/7 and will work to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

Until the train is moved, we’ll try to reroute other services where possible, working with Network Rail to keep disruption to a minimum.

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.