A person has been hit by a train between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings. Whilst emergency services attend the incident, all lines are closed. Trains running between these stations may be cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 17:00.

If you’ve been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 from any phone for a confidential chat.

What's happened?

Trains are unable to run between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings while the emergency services deal with the incident.

How does this affect my journey?

Trains between London Charing Cross and Hastings can currently only run between London Charing Cross and Tunbridge Wells / Tonbridge and may be cancelled at short notice.

Trains are unable to call at the following stations:

• Frant
• Wadhurst
• Stonegate
• Etchingham
• Robertsbridge
• Battle
• Crowhurst
• West St Leonards
• St Leonards Warrior Square
• Hastings

What should I do?

We are working to arrange replacement buses, but in the meantime please travel later if you can.

You can use the following local bus routes at no extra cost:

• 1066 (Stagecoach Buses) between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings
• 7 (Arriva Buses) between Tunbridge Wells & Tonbridge

You can also use Southern services between Hastings and London Victoria, and also between Hastings & Ashford at no extra cost to connect with Southeastern trains between Ashford and London Charing Cross via Tonbridge.

Alternative Routes:

For details of alternative routes that may be available to complete your journey, please refer to our “Alternative routes during disruption” maps which can be found here

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.