Operator: Gatwick Express
Routes affected:Gatwick Express between London Victoria and Brighton
Southern between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport / Horsham / Eastbourne / Chichester / Hastings / Brighton
Thhameslink between Bedford / Peterborough / Cambridge and Brighton / Horsham
Twitter Hashtag:Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place overnight between Purley and Gatwick Airport ending Friday morning, closing some lines.
Southern and Gatwick Express service:
From approximately 23:30 on Monday to Thursday evenings until approximately 05:30 on Tuesday to Friday mornings, trains running between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport will run to an amended timetable with extended journey times.
Thameslink service:
From approximately 23:00 on Monday to Thursday evenings until approximately 05:30 on Tuesday to Friday mornings, Thameslink overnight services through the Purley area will run to a revised timetable, with extended journey times.
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