Disruption on Sussex trains after major signalling fault
There have been problems on Southern this morning (26/2)
A warning for some commuters in Sussex as rail services across the Southern network have been severely disrupted this morning due to a major signalling fault.
The train operator says there was a major signalling fault earlier this morning (26/2) across the whole route between London and the South Coast meaning trains were not able to run.
We're told the fault has mostly been rectified and services are now able to run on most routes but some issues are still affecting services.
Routes Affected
Southern:
Services between Littlehampton and London Victoria will not run
Southern services between Brighton and Chichester are heavily disrupted and reduced to an hourly service. If you are travelling on this route you may wish to travel via Three Bridges and Horsham. Doing so will increase your journey time by around an hour. You can also use your ticket on Brighton & Hove Buses or Stagecoach Buses 700 on this route
Services between Eastbourne and London Victoria will call additionally at Three Bridges
Gatwick Express:
Gatwick Express services will not run please use alternative Southern or Thameslink services to complete your journey.
Thameslink:
Services between Cambridge and Brighton will not run. If you are travelling on this route please use alternative Great Northern services between Cambridge and London and alternative Thameslink services between London and Brighton
There is a reduced service at Preston Park, Hassocks, Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath towards Gatwick Airport. Services through these stations are expected to be extremely busy so please allow an extra 30 minutes to complete your journey