The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Redhill and Purley, meaning some lines are blocked. As a result, trains may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised. This is expected until 01:00.
Customer Advice:
If you are travelling now, your journey may take at least 30 minutes longer than usual, and you may need to use an alternative route to reach your destination.
No trains can currently run between Gatwick and Purley via Redhill in the direction towards London. Trains can still run on the remaining lines, however, this means trains are unable to call at the following stations in the direction towards London:
- Salfords
- Earlswood
- Redhill
- Merstham
Trains can still call at these stations in the opposite direction; from London towards Gatwick Airport / Brighton and the coast.
No trains will call at Coulsdon South in either direction until further notice.
If you are travelling to or from Coulsdon South this evening, please travel on to Redhill and speak to station staff for assistance with your onward travel.
If you are travelling to stations between Salfords and Purley on a train travelling towards London, please continue on to Purley station, they change trains for a return service towards your destination.
If you are travelling from any station between Salfords and Purley going towards London, please instead travel to Gatwick Airport and change for a return service towards London.
Please check journey planners and station information boards before you travel, and allow extra time to reach your destination.
Live departure boards can be found here and you can check the live map here to see if your journey has been affected.
You can also use the Southern or Thameslink app to find up-to-date travel information.
Planning your journey:
You can see a live map of the network here. This will show where your journey is likely to be affected.
You can also use the Southern or Thameslink app to find up-to-date information.
Can you tell me more about the incident?
The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Redhill and Purley. Some lines towards Purley are currently blocked. This means the Southern or Thameslink can't run in this direction until the incident is resolved, and your journey will be delayed.
Southern or Thameslink are working closely with local staff, the police and Network Rail to ensure this incident is dealt with as quickly and safely as possible. They will be making sure other passengers and our staff are looked after as far as they possibly can, and ensuring that the local railway infrastructure is safe.
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.