Southern Rail: Delays between Horsham and Littlehampton following signalling fault
Rail services between Horsham and Littlehampton have been delayed following a signalling fault.
Southern Rail reported at 5.11pm on Thursday, July 23, that a fault with the signalling system between Horsham and Arundel meant that fewer trains are able to run on some lines.
A spokesperson for Southern Rail said: “Southern have received a report of an issue affecting part of the signalling system in the Arundel 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.
You can continue to use your planned route to travel, however services towards Bognor Regis and Portsmouth & Southsea are expected to be delayed by up to 15 minutes.
“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.
“Network Rail manage the signalling system and their staff will be investigating as quickly as possible.”