Southern Rail facing severe delays after person hit by train in West Sussex

Services were unable to run through the Three Bridges/Gatwick Airport area in either direction this morning while emergency services worked.

While lines have now reopened, Southern Rail has confirmed that trains may continue to be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

The service has also confirmed that trains from Brighton to Cambridge are still unable to run.

Disruption is expected until 12pm.

A spokesperson for Southern Rail said: “Please be advised that train services will still be severely delayed whilst service recovery is underway.

"Where possible, please delay travelling until later today due to the severity of the delays in this area and our train crew and stock being displaced.

“Services will terminate and restart elsewhere, will be cancelled, or will be delayed. We would advise that you check journey planners before travelling to ensure you have the latest travel advice.

“If you do travel now then you may need to use an alternative route to complete your journey this morning. Your journey will be extended by at least 60 minutes so please allow plenty of extra time for your journey and check before you travel.

"If you’ve been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 from any phone for a confidential chat.”