Southern Rail: East Sussex railway delays after points failure reported
A points failure caused railway delays across East Sussex.
Southern Rail reported the incident on Sunday afternoon (May 17).
A post on X (formerly Twitter), just after 4pm, read: “Due to a points failure at Eastbourne, all lines between Hampden Park & Eastbourne are blocked.”
Passengers were warned that services in and out of Eastbourne would be disrupted
Southern confirmed that trains which usually start or terminate at Eastbourne would instead begin or end journeys at Hampden Park, while some services would be cancelled altogether.
Services that normally travel through Eastbourne were instead having to terminate/start at Hampden Park or be subject to cancellation.
Passengers travelling to or from Eastbourne were advised to use alternative transport routes while the fault was dealt with.
Southern said tickets would be accepted at no extra cost on Brighton & Hove bus routes 12 and 12A between Eastbourne and Seaford, where passengers can connect with rail services towards Lewes and Brighton.
Passengers were being urged to check before travelling due to ongoing disruption.
At 5.12pm, Southern reported: “Lines have now reopened at Eastbourne, and services will be returning to normal. Some services may still be delayed or altered.
“Please listen to announcements and check station screens, and utilise ticket acceptance where necessary.”
National Rail added, just before 6pm: “Lines reopened to / from Eastbourne: disruption expected until 18:45.”