Due to availability of train crew Thameslink services running across the whole network may be cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected from 23:00 tonight until 06:00 on Saturday 15 March.

Customer advice:

A reduced Thameslink service will operate overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning.

This will mainly affect late night, overnight and early morning services that run between Bedford and Three Bridges/Brighton, and early morning services between Brighton/Three Bridges and Mill Hill Broadway.

Please check your journey now, and consider travelling earlier or later where you can. Journeys planners are up to date and show which services are cancelled.

Replacement buses have been requested and will be advertised later once confirmed. Please note that capacity will be limited and you may not be able to board the first available service.

If you are travelling to Gatwick Airport or Luton Airport for a flight, please ensure that you allow sufficient time for your journey. You may wish to make alternative travel arrangements.

Planning your journey:

You can check your journey using journey planners on the website here, and you can also view a live map of the network here.

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. You can also use the Thameslink app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Thameslink are doing everything they can to run as many trains as possible. Unfortunately, due to availability of train drivers today, and this means some trains will be cancelled, so we're letting you know as soon as possible and Thameslink are putting alternative arrangements in place, wherever they can.

At times a combination of driver training, sickness, and annual leave, can sometimes take us to a position where we find it challenging to cover the service. We are continuously recruiting more drivers to help with this issue but it will take time – it takes around eighteen months to fully train a driver.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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.