Heavy rain flooding the railway at Cooden Beach is causing disruption to trains between Eastbourne and Ore. As a result, trains will be cancelled.

Disruption is expected until 13:30.

Customer Advice

There has been severe flooding near Cooden Beach station, affecting trains from stopping here. At present, trains in both directions are unable to call at Cooden Beach.

If you require Cooden Beach station, please alight at Collington or Normans Bay, where you can access the help point to contact staff for onward travel. 

To see if your journey is affected, please see live service status map here. 

For latest service updates and journey advice, please visit Southern's website here. 

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Heavy rain is flooding the railway making it unsafe for the trains to stop at Cooden Beach. Network Rail are sending personnel to investigate, and we will update this section when more is known.

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​​​​​​​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.