A programme to repair and reopen the railway is currently in development, but at the time of writing we are expecting the line to remain closed until at least the start of next week. We are very sorry for the disruption this will cause.
For customers on the route, alternative arrangements are as follows: - Ticket acceptance on any alternative Southern route and on Thameslink services between Haywards Heath and London.
- Metrobus services between East Grinstead and Three Bridges.
- Southdown PSV Buses between East Grinstead and Oxted, and Oxted and Redhill.
- East Grinstead car park tickets are accepted at Haywards Heath and Three Bridges station.
We are also seeking to run rail replacement buses between Oxted and East Grinstead. While we have booked as many as we can, the short notice nature means that availability is very limited, especially during peak hours when buses in the local area are used for school travel. We are therefore recommending that customers use alternative routes wherever possible.
Customers should check before they travel at National Rail Enquiries or with Southern. We are also posting the latest updates on this disruption on our Twitter feed, @NetworkRailSE. The latest thread which you may wish to share more widely is available here.
On behalf of all of us at Network Rail and Southern Railway, we are very sorry for the disruption this landslip will cause, and we're doing everything we can to repair the railway and restore a normal train service.
The embankment at Lingfield is made of mixture of Weald Clay and other local soils, saturated after consecutive days of heavy rainfall and a very wet winter. The slip happened when the soil gave way along a 10 metre section of 7m high embankment. We will be in touch with you as soon as we can with details of the repair plan for the embankment and will also be writing to local residents near the work site to advise on any potential noise and disruption during the repairs.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
SouthernRegionStakeholders@networkrail.co.uk GTRPublicAffairs@gtrailway.com
Kind regards,
Network Rail and Southern Railway
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