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07/04/2023

A road vehicle colliding with a bridge between Brixton and Shortlands all lines are blocked.

Train services running through these stations may be diverted via Denmark Hill. Disruption is expected until 12:30.

What's happened?

A vehicle has hit a bridge near Kent House, and the lines are blocked until response staff from Network Rail are able to check the bridge and track for any damage.

How does this affect my journey?

Trains between London Victoria and Bromley South are being diverted to run via Denmark Hill and are likely to be delayed by up to 10 minutes.

Trains are unable to stop at stations between Brixton and Kent House.

What do I need to do?

To travel to and from Brixton you can use London Underground at no extra cost between Brixton and London Victoria.

You can use London Buses at no extra cost on bus routes between Denmark Hill and Bromley South.

Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner

Twitter:
If you would like to follow this incident on Twitter, please use #KentHouse

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.

Affected operators
Southeastern
Nationalrail link
Last updated: 07/04/23 - 11:01