Disruption tonight

Passengers are advised that due to a major signalling failure in the Balcombe tunnel today which meant that the line had to be blocked seveeral times while Network Rail attended to the fault, Southern, Gatwick Express and Thameslink services will be severely disrupted this evening as many trains and train crew are out of position. This means that delays of up to 60 minutes and cancellations are likely until the end of the day.

A Network Rail spokesperson said: “We are very sorry for the disruption passengers are experiencing on the Brighton Main Line. Owing to a signalling problem at Balcombe tunnel services are being delayed in both directions."

Please check before you travel this evening. details on the disruption are available at: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/today.aspx