Severe delays after emergency incident at Ashford International

Lines have now re-opened, after the emergency services dealing with an incident at Ashford International earlier today.

As service recovers, Southeastern services running through the station may still be cancelled, or delayed.

Disruption is expected until:

13:00 on the Maidstone East Line

15:00 on other lines via Ashford

What has happened?

The line is now open between Ashford and Charing due to emergency services dealing with an incident earlier. Power has been restored and trains are now starting to move.

How does this affect my journey?

Services will be delayed and altered as we work to get trains working back to normal working times.

What should I do?

Allow extra time to make your journey and check our Journey Planner for more information.

To complete your journey you may use your ticket at no extra cost on the following:

London Underground services and Stagecoach Bus routes between:

Ashford - Folkestone

Ashford - Canterbury West / Ramsgate

Ashford - Maidstone

Southern services between Ashford and Hastings

Fast track bus B between Ebbsfleet - Gravesend / Dartford

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.

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