Disruption between Horsham and Barnham expected until 15:00

A road vehicle colliding with a level crossing between Horsham and Barnham means trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 10 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 15:00.

Customer Advice

Delays of about 20-30 minutes are possible in the Billingshurst area, due to a lorry colliding with a set of level crossing barriers. This is affecting services running in both directions.

As a result of this, services that usually run between London Victoria and Portsmouth/Southampton will instead run between London Victoria and Bognor Regis only. These services will no longer divide and attach at Horsham.

For journeys to/from stations between Horsham, Barnham and Bognor Regis, you can travel using your normal route but we'd advise allow an extra 20-30 minutes to complete your journey. For journeys to/from stations between Barnham and Portsmouth/Southampton, you'll likely need to change trains en route at Barnham, and you may wish to travel instead using an alternative route, for example via Hove.

Tickets will be accepted for no extra cost on:

• South Western Railway services between Havant and Portsmouth, between Portsmouth and Southampton, and between Southampton/Portsmouth and Clapham Junction/London Waterloo.
• Southern and Thameslink services between London and Brighton, as well as along the coast between Southampton/Portsmouth and Brighton via Worthing and Hove.

 

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A lorry has hit a set of level crossing barriers in the Billingshurst area. Services are running at a reduced speed in the area as a result.

Network Rail response teams have been requested to attend and we'll provide further updates as we get them.

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.