A tree blocking the railway between Swanley and Ashford International / Sevenoaks means trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 25 minutes, cancelled or diverted.
Disruption is expected until 18:30.
Southeastern Customer Advice
What's happened?
We have been made aware of a train hitting a tree which was blocking the railway near Shoreham. As a result, the Maidstone East line is currently blocked. Network Rail response staff are en-route to the area.
How does this affect my journey?
Trains are unable to run via Maidstone East and are likely to be cancelled or diverted via alternative routes.
What do I need to do?
If you require Maidstone East, please travel via alternative routes: - Mainline services via Tonbridge to Paddock Wood and change for a train to Maidstone Barracks or Maidstone West - Services to Strood and change for a train to Maidstone stations Please check your journey before you travel and allow extra time to complete your journey
Thameslink Customer Advice
Train services running through these stations will be cancelled, delayed or diverted via Orpington. St Mary Cray, Swanley, Eynsford, Shoreham Kent, Otford and Bat & Ball will not be served.
Can you tell me more about the incident?
There has been a report of an obstruction on the railway, and this is now causing some disruption to services. Your train may be diverted around 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. We're closely monitoring progress updates.
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.