A points failure at London Victoria railway station delayed thousands of passengers earlier today (Tuesday 21 October).
It followed disruption this morning when an engineering broke down, blocking a platform at Gatwick until it could be moved at about 9am.
The points failure at Victoria kept platforms 8 to 11 and 16 to 19 out of action and led to the suspension of Southern and Gatwick Express services.
Network Rail said: “We’re sorry to Southern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express customers who have experienced disruption on the Brighton main line today.
“Our engineers are working very hard to fix these issues and bring more platforms back into operation as soon as possible.
“Further work will take place overnight to fully resolve the problems.”
Passengers were advised to check for the latest travel updates before starting a journey today.
