Southern Rail: Trains now on the move amid emergency incident near Chichester
The emergency services dealt with an incident on the railway line near Chichester.
The incident was first reported, near Chichester, at 5.10pm on Sunday (March 22). An air ambulance landed nearby, with police supporting the emergency response.
A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: “Officers were called to Chichester railway station, following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
"Paramedics also attended, and a person was taken to hospital with injuries that are still being assessed but are not thought to be life-threatening. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.”
As of 6pm, trains were unable to call at Warblington, Nutbourne, Bosham and Fishbourne. Trains were briefly unable to serve Chichester.
People stuck at stations were advised to ‘please press the emergency help point’ located on the platforms, and Southern ‘will be able to get you a taxi’.
There were also reports of an emergency incident at East Croydon station – adding to the disruption on the network.
An updated Southern Rail statement read: “The emergency services have completed their work following an incident between Chichester and Barnham, allowing all lines to reopen.
“As service recovers, trains running between these stations may continue to be delayed by up to 20 minutes, cancelled or revised.
“Disruption is expected until the end of the day.”
Disruption has since been cleared and trains are able to run as normal.
Southern’s statement came amid speculation of a serious incident on social media.
A post on the Nextdoor social networking site read: “Something big has happened at Chichester train station. Both sets of gates closed. Road closed. Ambulances, police cars and a fire engine in attendance. Trains stopped on both tracks in the station.”
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