Major incident as Southern Rail confirms person hit by train between Chichester and Havant

Traffic and Travel Major incident as Southern Rail confirms person hit by train between Chichester and Havant By Sophie Lewis Digital Reporter Comment Published 20th Sep 2024, 12:00 BST Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Southern Rail have confirmed that a person has been hit by a train between two stations. Emergency services are at the scene of a major incident involving a person who has been hit by a train between Chichester and Havant train stations.

Southern Rail posted to X: “It is with great sadness that we report a person has been hit by a train between Chichester and Havant. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues.



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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. “All lines are blocked between these stations whilst the emergency services work to deal with this incident.

” Southern Rail has confirmed a major incident this morning. Trains are currently not running between Chichester and Havant due to a person being hit by a train. | Daniel Oreilly The train service has confirmed that there will be no trains running between those stations as a result of the major incident and, as a result, there are delays for multiple services.

Southern Rail added: “No trains will run between Chichester-Havant, until further notice.This will affect trains running on the below routes - in both directions: Brighton to Southampton Central, London Victoria to Bognor Regis. “Railway replacement buses have been requested to help cover journeys where possible and once these appear, we will be sure to let you know on here and our website.

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