Not sure when it was first announced, but I noticed on Southern's website yesterday that a "DO NOT TRAVEL" had been posted for tomorrow, Sunday, as they can't resource replacement buses.
It's not so bad for someone planning a day out along the south coast, but a significant source of passengers on the route, are those going to and from Gatwick. Someone who is coming home from their holidays tomorrow would have had no warning about this, and will be left in a state of panic, when they look on the National Rail app to see that every journey through the affected area is cancelled, and when you click on Alternatives, it gives a journey on Monday. Surely, ticket acceptance should be in place, with suggested alternatives via Guildford and Havant?
It's not so bad for someone planning a day out along the south coast, but a significant source of passengers on the route, are those going to and from Gatwick. Someone who is coming home from their holidays tomorrow would have had no warning about this, and will be left in a state of panic, when they look on the National Rail app to see that every journey through the affected area is cancelled, and when you click on Alternatives, it gives a journey on Monday. Surely, ticket acceptance should be in place, with suggested alternatives via Guildford and Havant?
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Edited to provide linkUnavailability of rail replacement vehicles between Arundel / Angmering and Barnham means an extremely limited service will run on Sunday 11 September.
Customer advice
West Coastway
DO NOT TRAVEL on Sunday 11 September between Arundel, Angmering and Barnham. There is a severe shortage of rail replacement buses this weekend.
- Littlehampton and Ford station will be closed and not served for the whole day
- Trains will run between London and Arundel, but there will be no onward travel options at Arundel
- Trains will run between London / Brighton and Angmering, but there will be no onward travel options at Angmering
- Trains will run between Bognor, Portsmouth and Barnham but again, there will be no onward travel from Barnham
Journey planners will be updated to reflect this change to the rail replacement service by Saturday 10 September.
East Coastway
An extremely limited bus service will be running between Haywards Heath, Brighton and Lewes. Customers wanting to travel between Lewes and Haywards Heath should travel via Brighton. Journey planners will be updated on Saturday 10 September with the buses we know are running.
The following stations will not be served:
- Cooksbridge
- Falmer
- Moulsecoomb
- London Road (Brighton)
Customers at these stations should use local buses or the help points for assistance.
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