Normal service resumes between Haywards Heath and Brighton after railway trespass incident resolved

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Normal service between Haywards Heath and Brighton has resumed this morning (December 29), a spokesperson for Southern Railway has confirmed, after a trespass incident was resolved.

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, a spokesperson for the railway said services were first affected at around 8.37am this morning, following a trespass incident.

Services were delayed until further notice while the authorities worked to make the situation safe.

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Services resumed, in a reduced capacity, at 8.56am, but passengers were warned to expect reduced speeds and delays, with some services terminating earlier than usual.

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"If your planned train is affected then you may need to take an earlier or later train than planned, or change trains en route,” a spokesperson said. “Tickets will be accepted for no extra cost mutually on Southern and Thameslink services between Brighton/the coast and London.”

Disruption ended by 9.30am.

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