Lines have reopened following a fault on a train between Havant and Barnham. Trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 13:30.

Customer Advice:

Trains are able to run from Portsmouth and Southampton towards Barnham, Brighton, Horsham, London Victoria and Littlehampton once more.

Services may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or may terminate or restart elsewhere. Please check station screens and listen to on-board announcements.

You may need to wait for the next available service or use alternative public transport to complete your journey.

Tickets will be accepted for no extra cost on the following:

• South Western Railway services between Portsmouth/Southampton and London Waterloo/Clapham Junction.
• Great Western Railway services between Southampton and Portsmouth.
• Southern services via any reasonable route including between Barnham and Brighton, and between Littlehampton and London Victoria
• Thameslink and Gatwick Express services between Brighton and London.
• Stagecoach 700 bus services between Worthing, Littlehampton, Chichester and Portsmouth.
• Stagecoach 500 bus services between Chichester, Barnham and Littlehampton.

You can check if your journey will be affected using the live route map here.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A fault has occurred on a freight train in the Warblington area, which is blocking the line from Havant towards Barnham.

Attempts are being made to rectify the issue and we'll provide further updates as we get them.

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.