Last updated: 07/09/2026 09:43
Last updated: 07/09/2026 09:32
Lines have reopened following earlier misuse of a level crossing between Seaford and Lewes.
As services recover, trains operating to / from Seaford may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 15 minutes or revised.
This is expected until 10:00.
Customer advice:
You can travel on your normal route, but you will need to allow up to an additional 15 minutes to complete your journey.
Please talk to station staff, look at information boards or check your journey planner for the latest information.
Planning your journey:
Live departure boards can be viewed.
You can see a live map of the network.
You can also see an alternative route guide.
If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner.
The Southern app will also help you plan your journey.
Can you tell me more about the incident?
Southern were told about a road vehicle misusing a level crossing in the Southease area.
This is expected to delay your journey in this area while the incident is being investigated.
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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Last updated: 07/09/2026 09:04
A fault with the signalling system between Havant and Chichester means all lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes.
This is expected until 13:00.
Customer advice:
Services cannot run between Havant and Chichester, due to a signalling failure near Havant. You will need to use an alternative route, or delay your travel until services are running again. Make sure you leave at least an additional 60 minutes to complete your journey.
Please ensure to check before you travel using the online journey planners and live departure boards for the latest information.
The following stations will not be served by Southern until further notice:
Travelling between Portsmouth or Southampton and Brighton
Alternative South Western Railway and Great Western Railway services are available between Portsmouth and Southampton. For onwards journeys towards Brighton, please use Stagecoach route 700 between Portsmouth and Chichester.
From Chichester, a reduced Southern service continues to run.
Travelling between Portsmouth or Southampton and London
Alternative South Western Railway and Great Western Railway services are available between Portsmouth and Southampton. For onwards journeys towards London, you can use South Western Railway services towards London Waterloo. You can also use Stagecoach route 700 between Portsmouth and Chichester, from where a reduced Southern service towards Barnham continues to run. From there, you can reach Southern services towards London.
Your ticket will also be accepted on the London Underground on any reasonable route if you need to travel between London stations to continue your journey.
Ticket acceptance:
You can your existing ticket at no extra cost on the following services:
Local Stagecoach bus services on the following routes:
Please note that using local buses will take longer than normal. Please allow at least an extra 30 to reach your destination.
Planning your journey:
You can use live departure boards, and a live map of the network.
You can see an alternative route guide.
You can also use Southern's app to find up-to-date information.
Can you tell me more about the incident?
An axle counter failure is disrupting trains which travel from Havant to Chichester.
This part of the network uses axle counters to detect whether trains are in the area. These are electrical systems which check the passage of train wheels and monitor whether a train is on a section of track. They operate as part of the signalling system, which is designed to be "fail safe".
When an axle counter fails, the signalling system will interpret this as a train remaining in place, even though there may not be a train present at all, or the previous service may have long since left the area.
As a result, further trains cannot be automatically allowed onto the relevant section of track. Train drivers will be stopped by red signals on approach. They will then get verbal permission from the signaller so that they can proceed, and will run at a heavily-reduced speed as far as the next signal. This is so that the drivers will stop safely if they see anything ahead of them.
In some areas, the sections between signals can be several miles long, so this can result in delays building up. Even with shorter sections of track affected, there would still be a delay of at least a few minutes to each journey.
Axle counter faults can be caused by a number of different issues, including electronic faults and debris coming into contact with them. Network Rail manage the signalling system, including axle counters, and their staff will be investigating as quickly as possible.
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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Last updated: 07/09/2026 07:14
A speed restriction is in place between Horsham and Barnham. As a result, fewer trains are able to run on all lines between Horsham and Barnham / Bognor Regis / Portsmouth Harbour. Trains running between these stations will be revised.
This is expected to continue until at least Tuesday 15 September.
We're sorry that some customers travelling on the Arun Valley route will continue to experience disruption.
The recent record-breaking hot weather and sustained low rainfall has affected track conditions in some areas, meaning temporary speed restrictions need to remain in place. Safety is and will always remain the highest priority.
Because of the speed restrictions, trains need longer to complete their journeys, and running the normal timetable could lead to delays building up throughout the day and increase the risk of short-notice cancellations. To provide customers with greater certainty, and to keep services running as reliably as possible, Southern have temporarily revised the timetable.
We know many customers rely on their services every day for work, school, appointments and important time with family and friends, and they are sorry for the disruption these changes may cause. The revised timetable has also been designed to minimise the impact on customers wherever possible, including protecting key services used by school children travelling to and from school.
Services between London Victoria and Bognor Regis will run half hourly in each direction as normal.
Services that normally run between London Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour will run between Barnham and Portsmouth Harbour only. These services will depart:
Services between Bognor Regis and Barnham have been reduced to half hourly services which will depart:
There will be no additional peak service running from Bognor Regis to London Bridge in either direction.
Journey Planners are up to date as far as Monday 7 September. Journey Planners for Tuesday 8 September will be updated on Monday.
If you are travelling between London and Portsmouth Harbour, you will need to change at Barnham for an alternate service. Please ensure you are giving yourself enough time to complete your journey as the service is reduced, and your journey may take longer than usual.
You can also use your ticket at no extra cost on South Western Railway services between Havant and Portsmouth Harbour which may help you complete your journey.
You can see the live departure boards, and view a live map of the network.
You can also view an alternative route guide.
If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner.
You can use the Southern app to find up-to-date information.
These targeted changes are needed because temporary speed restrictions have been introduced by Network Rail on sections of the railway following a period of prolonged hot and dry weather, which has affected track conditions in some areas.
Network Rail has a programme under way to protect the railway from extreme weather and climate change, supported by a £2.6 billion investment in track maintenance and renewals.
Investment includes drainage, earthworks, track and overhead power improvements, as well as monitoring and predictive technologies to identify risks earlier and enable proactive intervention.
The speed restrictions being introduced will ensure trains can continue operating reliably while work is carried out to address track conditions that have been affected by the recent weather.
To provide customers with greater certainty and reduce the risk of short-notice disruption, temporary timetable changes have been introduced.
You can check your journey for today (Monday 7 September) using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. The Journey Planner will be updated the day before the travelling day. Please do check before you travel.
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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Last updated: 06/09/2026 23:21
A speed restriction is in place between Uckfield and Oxted. As a result of this, fewer trains are able to run on the line. Additionally, some trains may be revised to not operate between Uckfield and Crowborough.
This is expected to continue until at least Tuesday 15 September.
We're sorry that some customers travelling on the Uckfield line will continue to experience disruption.
The recent record-breaking hot weather and sustained low rainfall has affected track conditions in some areas, meaning temporary speed restrictions need to remain in place. Safety is and will always remain our highest priority.
Because trains need longer to complete their journeys, running the normal timetable could lead to delays building up throughout the day and increase the risk of short-notice cancellations.
To provide customers with greater certainty and help keep services running as reliably as possible, we've temporarily revised the timetable and will operate replacement buses between Crowborough and Uckfield at certain times of the day.
We know many customers rely on our services every day for work, school, appointments and important time with family and friends, and we're sorry for the disruption these changes may cause. The revised timetable has also been designed to minimise the impact on customers wherever possible, including protecting key services used by schoolchildren travelling to and from school.
Some journeys will take longer than usual and a small number of services between Crowborough and Uckfield will be replaced by rail replacement buses.
Please check before you travel for the latest journey information, including train times, replacement bus services and alternative travel options. You should also allow a little extra time for your journey where needed.
Staff will also be on-site to assist you with any additional further queries you may have for your onward travel.
Car park season ticket holders at Uckfield and Buxted are also eligible to park at Crowborough and Eridge with no additional cost.
07:07 London Bridge to Uckfield will terminate at Crowborough. A rail replacement bus will operate between Crowborough and Uckfield to complete the rest of your journey. The bus will depart Crowborough at 08:25.
08:33 Uckfield to London Bridge will start from Crowborough. A bus will depart Uckfield at 08:00 so you can connect to the train at Crowborough which will depart at 08:44.
10:07 London Bridge to Uckfield will terminate at Crowborough. A rail replacement bus will operate between Crowborough and Uckfield to complete the rest of your journey. The bus will depart Crowborough at 11:25.
11:33 Uckfield to London Bridge will start from Crowborough. A bus will depart Uckfield at 11:00 so you can connect to the train at Crowborough which will depart at 11:44.
13:07 London Bridge to Uckfield will terminate at Crowborough. A rail replacement bus will operate between Crowborough and Uckfield to complete the rest of your journey. The bus will depart Crowborough at 14:25.
14:33 Uckfield to London Bridge will start from Crowborough. A bus will depart Uckfield at 14:00 so you can connect to the train at Crowborough which will depart at 14:44.
16:07 London Bridge to Uckfield will terminate at Crowborough. A rail replacement bus will operate between Crowborough and Uckfield to complete the rest of your journey. The bus will depart Crowborough at 17:25
17:33 Uckfield to London Bridge will start from Crowborough. A bus will depart Uckfield at 17:00 so you can connect to the train at Crowborough which will depart at 17:44.
19:07 London Bridge to Uckfield will terminate at Crowborough. A rail replacement bus will operate between Crowborough and Uckfield to complete the rest of your journey. The bus will depart Crowborough at 20:25.
20:33 Uckfield to London Bridge will start from Crowborough. A bus will depart Uckfield at 20:00 so you can connect to the train at Crowborough which will depart at 20:44.
22:07 London Bridge to Uckfield will terminate at Crowborough. A rail replacement bus will operate between Crowborough and Uckfield to complete the rest of your journey. The bus will depart Crowborough at 23:25.
Please note the additional 07:03 Uckfield to London Bridge service will not be running. However, both services below will be running with additional coaches to usual to improve the peak travel capacity:
The usual timetable will operate on Saturday and Sunday, with no planned changes to services.
You can check the live departure boards for the latest service information and view a live map of the network. If your usual route is affected, the alternative route guide can help you find another way to complete your journey.
If you’re travelling in the London area, you can also use the TfL Journey Planner to plan an alternative route or use the Southern app to find the best way to complete your journey.
These targeted changes are needed because temporary speed restrictions have been introduced by Network Rail on sections of the railway following a period of prolonged hot and dry weather, which has affected track conditions in some areas.
Network Rail has a programme under way to protect the railway from extreme weather and climate change, supported by a £2.6 billion investment in track maintenance and renewals.
Investment includes drainage, earthworks, track and overhead power improvements, as well as monitoring and predictive technologies to identify risks earlier and enable proactive intervention.
The speed restrictions being introduced will ensure trains can continue operating reliably while work is carried out to address track conditions that have been affected by the recent weather.
We're sorry for the inconvenience this may cause and thank customers for their continued patience and understanding.
You can check your journey up to and including Friday 11 September using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. For journeys on Saturday 12 September and beyond, please check back later.
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 drop-off 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.
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.