Railway disruption continues in Sussex as weekend engineering works affect Southern and Thameslink services

The works, carried out by Southern Rail, have resulted in the closure of all lines between Three Bridges and Brighton / Lewes since Saturday, with disruption continuing throughout today (Sunday, March 22).

Operators including Gatwick Express, Southern Rail, and Thameslink remain affected.

On Sunday, an amended service is running on the Gatwick Express route, with trains operating only between London Victoria station and Gatwick Airport station.

Southern services continue to face major alterations. No trains are running between Three Bridges and Brighton, Hove, or Lewes. However, some direct trains between London Victoria and Brighton are operating via diversionary routes through Horsham, Littlehampton and Hove, leading to longer journey times.

Meanwhile, Thameslink is running a reduced service between Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges, with no trains continuing south to Brighton.

Separate engineering work affected services between London Victoria station and Three Bridges station early this morning. Between 1am and 7am, journey times were extended due to line closures.

Rail replacement buses, introduced on Saturday at the start of the engineering work, remain in operation today. They are serving routes including: Three Bridges and Preston Park; Three Bridges and Lewes; Balcombe and Brighton; Haywards Heath and Plumpton & Plumpton and Lewes.

Additional buses are also running between Three Bridges and Brighton at the beginning and end of the day.

Passengers are advised that these services may be busier than usual and should allow extra time for travel.

With disruption continuing throughout the day, passengers are strongly encouraged to check before travelling. Up-to-date journey planning and service information is available via the National Rail Enquiries journey planner.

Normal services are expected to resume later today once the engineering works are completed.