A fault with the signalling system between London Bridge and Norwood Junction means some lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 15 minutes to revised.
Disruption is expected until 06:15.
Customer Advice:
Please allow some extra time for your journey this morning and check journey planners before you travel.
Southern services which usually run between London Victoria and London Bridge will be diverted and won't call at the following stations in the direction of London Bridge:
- Sydenham
- Forest Hill
- Honor Oak Park
- Brockley
- New Cross Gate
If you are travelling to / from one of these stations, you should use London Overground services instead. Ticket acceptance is in place for this, as well as on the London Underground between Canada Water and London Bridge, and between London Terminals.
This may add up to an additional 25 minutes to your journey.
You can use the live map here to check if your journey is affected.
For help planning your journey, you can use the alternative route maps here.
Can you tell me more about the incident?
In this particular situation the fault has been confirmed as a 'Track Circuit Failure'. This means the signalling system is unable to automatically verify if the next section of track past the affected signal is clear.
The rail network is designed so that if a signal stops working, trains will stop before they reach it. Whilst this issue is ongoing, train crew will stop at the affected signal and contact the signalling centre to confirm their location. At this point the signaller will verbally authorise the driver to continue towards the next signal. This process adds time to every train's journey, which means services can experience short delays.
Teams from Network Rail are on site and investigating to find the cause of the issue.
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 #Brockley
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.