A tree blocking the railway between Oxted and Hurst Green means trains running between these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 20 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 09:30.

Customer Advice

Southern services in the Lingfield area will be delayed. You will need to allow at least 20 minutes extra to complete your journey, and you may not be able to complete your journey using rail services. Please check journey planners for the latest information regarding your intended service and allow extra time to reach your destination. The following stations will have a limited service: • Sanderstead • Riddlesdown • Upper Warlingham • Woldingham • Lingfield • Dormans • East Grinstead You can use your ticket at no extra cost on: • Southern services via any reasonable route • Metrobus routes: - 400 between East Grinstead and Caterham for Three Bridges, Crawley, Gatwick Airport, Earlswood, Salfords, and Redhill - 291 between Crawley and Tunbridge Wells for Three Bridges, East Grinstead, Tunbridge Wells - 281 between Crawley and Lingfield for Three Bridges, Dormans, East Grinstead, and Lingfield - 270 between East Grinstead and Haywards Heath for connections with mainline train services - 84 between East Grinstead, Three Bridges, and Crawley - 409 between Lingfield and East Grinstead Can you tell me more about the incident? There has been a report of a tree on the line in the Lingfield area, and this is now causing some disruption to services. Your train may be held on approach to the area, or it may need to be terminated before it gets to this part of the network. Network Rail staff will be attending to remove the obstruction as quickly as they can. Unfortunately, it's not possible to try to run trains past this.

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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.