Lines have now reopened following a tree blocking the railway between East Croydon and Uckfield. However, whilst service recovers, trains running between these stations may be cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 08:00.

Customer Advice

Some services between Uckfield and London Bridge may be cancelled this morning following a tree blocking the railway in the Buxted area.

If you are travelling this morning please plan ahead and you may need to allow an extra 30 minutes to complete your journey

Live departure boards can be found here.

You can view a live map of the network here, and you can also see an alternative route guide here.

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner here.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

There has been a report of a tree blocking the railway between the railway, 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.

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.