Lines have reopened following a fault with barriers at a level crossing between Eastbourne and Ashford International.

Trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised as a result.

Disruption is expected until 10:00.

Customer advice:

Services between Eastbourne and Ashford International are disrupted.

Please allow at least 15 minutes extra to complete your journey this morning.

To see if your route has been affected, please view the live journey map here.

Please check before leaving to start your journey today. Some services may be cancelled or revised at short notice which means you may have to wait longer or use more than one train to reach your destination.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Staff had been advised of a fault to a set of level crossing barriers. For safety reasons trains were having to go through the affected section at much slower speeds than normal.

Specialist teams are on site and have now fixed the fault and are in their final stages of testing.

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.