Lines have reopened following a points failure at Wivelsfield. Trains running through Haywards Heath may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.
Disruption is expected until 18:00.
Customer Advice:
Two earlier points failures have been causing significant delays to trains through Wivelsfield. All lines are now open, once again.
However, this issue will continue to affect trains which usually run between Haywards Heath and Brighton, Hove or Lewes, including Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express services.
Please expect your journey to take at least 45 minutes longer than usual.
There will also be some cancellations and changes to trains. Some trains will not complete their full journeys, and others will call at fewer stations en route.
Ticket acceptance and alternative routes:
You'll be able to use your ticket to travel interchangeably on Southern, Thameslink or Gatwick Express services, wherever these are still operating.
Please take the next train towards your destination and change where necessary. You can use the journey planner on the National Rail Enquiries website to check where you can do this.
You may also use London Underground services to transfer across London.
The following local buses will accept rail tickets:
- Brighton & Hove Buses, across the Shoreham-by-Sea, Hove, Brighton, Lewes, Newhaven, Seaford and Eastbourne areas
- Stagecoach Buses route 700 between Brighton and Littlehampton
- Metrobus services between Brighton and Crawley, as well as buses around the Gatwick Airport area
Can you tell me more about the incident?
A points failure at Keymer Junction, south of Wivelsfield, was fixed by Network Rail, but the equipment then failed again. A cable fault was identified after this, and this has now been repaired.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner
Twitter:
If you would like to follow this incident on Twitter, please use #Wivelsfield
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.
Last updated: 4:58 PM
