Disruption between Brighton and Three Bridges expected until 06:00

Overrunning engineering works between Brighton and Three Bridges all lines means trains running between these stations may be delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until 06:00.

Customer Advice

Engineering works between Brighton and Three Bridges this morning are expected to overrun until approximately 05:30. 

Services that run through the area will be delayed. Alterations and cancellations may also be possible as a result. 

Please delay your journey until later this morning. If you travel now then your journey may be delayed by up to 30 minutes.

Mutual ticket acceptance is in place on Southern and Thameslink services that run to/from Brighton and the coast.

You can check if your journey will be affected using the live route map here.

Can you tell me more about the incident? 

Engineering works are taking longer than planned in the Brighton area. Lines were originally planned to be handed back and 05:00 but are now not expected to be handed back for trains to run as normal on until 05:30. 

Staff are working to monitor progress updates and run trains as soon as possible.

Network Rail are responsible for railway engineering works. These are designed to maintain and improve the infrastructure, and this can include the track itself, the signals or the points at junctions. Staff will also routinely attend to trees and vegetation by the track, station platforms, electrical supplies and many other parts of the railway. 

Most engineering works take place overnight or at weekends, keeping disruption to a minimum. If routes are completely closed during planned works, replacement buses or ticket acceptance with other public transport services will be arranged. As these works have overrun, staff will do their best to continue to supply alternative options, but buses may not be available for everyone who'd usually use busier daytime services.

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.