Overrunning engineering work between Eastbourne and Lewes means all lines are blocked.
As a result, services will be cancelled or delayed by up to 45 minutes.
Disruption is expected until 07:00.
Customer advice:
Please delay your travel until after 06:30 if possible. If you do travel now your train will be delayed until the engineering works are complete, so you should leave at least 45 minutes extra to travel.
This is affecting trains that would normally run between Eastbourne and London Victoria / Brighton via Lewes.
Services between Eastbourne and Hastings / Ashford International are not affected and will run as normal.
Ticket acceptance:
Your ticket will be accepted on the following, at no extra cost:
- Southeastern between Hastings and London
- Thameslink between Brighton and London
- London Underground via any reasonable route
- Brighton & Hove Buses on the following routes: ⢠12,12A,12X for Brighton, Newhaven Town, Bishopstone (Hill Rise), Seaford, and Eastbourne ⢠28 for Brighton (St Peterâs Church), Moulsecoomb (Brighton University), Falmer, Lewes, Polegate, and Eastbourne ⢠25 for Brighton (St Peterâs Church), Moulsecoomb (Brighton University), and Falmer
Please check planner for the latest information for train services.
Planning your journey:
Live departure boards can be found here.
You can view a live map of the network here, and you can also see an alternative route guide here.
You can also use the Southern app to find up-to-date information.
Can you tell me more about the incident?
Engineering works are taking longer than planned in the Glynde area, meaning your train won't yet be able to run between Eastbourne and Lewes.
We're are monitoring progress updates and working to run trains as soon as possible.
Once the railway reopens, we'll get trains and crews back in place to run the full timetable, but this may not be an immediate process. Each day, a large number of trains and crews start their duties at different locations, with complex overlapping schedules. This means that if the tracks aren't available at the correct times, it can be a challenging task to get services back to normal.
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.
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.