A road vehicle colliding with level crossing barriers between Rochester and Rainham means some lines are disrupted. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised. This is expected until 11:45.

Southeastern Customer Advice:

What's happened?

A lorry has collided with level crossing barriers at Gillingham.

Network Rail response staff are en-route.

How does this affect my journey?

Trains are being delayed at Gillingham.

Thameslink Customer Advice

Please allow extra time to complete your journey this morning.

There will be no service between Rainham and Gillingham, while Network Rail colleagues inspect a set of level crossing barriers that have been run into.

Live departure boards can be found here.

You can view a live map of the network here.

You can also see an alternative route guide here.

At this time, we advise to travel later this morning, we will update you as we receive more information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Staff are working closely with Network Rail to ensure the barriers are fixed and trains can move as soon as possible. Until this is done, your train may be held on approach to the area or revised at short notice.

At times, response staff may be able to attend and control the level crossing manually, and if this is an option, it'll be put in place as quickly as possible.

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.