Trains have been subject to delays across Sussex and Surrey this weekend.

The most recent incident was reported by Southern Rail at 8.53am on Sunday (November 23).

"Due to a fault on a train between Hastings and Ashford International, all lines are blocked,” a post on X read.

"You may need to use an alternative route to complete your journey and allow extra time to arrive at your destination.

Due to a fault on a train between Hastings (pictured) and Ashford International, all lines were briefly blocked. Photo: Google Street View

placeholder image — Due to a fault on a train between Hastings (pictured) and Ashford International, all lines were briefly blocked. Photo: Google Street View

“The affected train has now been moved and this has reopened all lines for services to run.

“Some cancellations and alterations are still possible, so we recommend allowing approximately 20 minutes more time to complete your journey.”

At 9.04am, it was reported that the affected train had been moved and this meant the line could be reopened.

However, ‘some cancellations and alterations’ were ‘still possible’.

Southern Rail added: “We recommend allowing approximately 20 minutes more time to complete your journey.

“Ticket acceptance is still in place and you can travel at no extra cost on: Southeastern services between Hastings and London Bridge/Charing Cross and London Underground between London Terminals. If you are using an alternative route, please make sure to allow at least 20 minutes more time to complete your journey.”

Disruption had come to an end by 9.45am.

This came after incident at Wivelfield – which was reported at 11.40pm on Saturday. A track inspection had to be carried out.

“Services running to/from this station are being delayed,” Southern reported.

"All lines are open; however, delays are expected.

"You will need to allow an extra 10-15 minutes to complete your journey.”

At 12.30am, Network Rail engineers were on site ‘investigating the issue with the track’.

Disruption had come to an end by 12.50am.

Two more incidents were reported on Saturday.

Shortly before 8pm, Southern advised: “The emergency services are currently dealing with an incident between Worthing and Hove.

“The line towards Hove is currently being delayed.

“Services running between Worthing and Hove are now experiencing delays in both directions.

“If you are on a train or at a station, you will need to listen to station and onboard service announcements for further details.”

The incident was quickly resolved – with the line reopened within ten minutes of it being closed.

Earlier in the day, Thameslink reported that its services were being diverted via Redhill – due to a points failure between East Croydon and Gatwick Airport.

"This will cause delays in the direction towards Gatwick Airport so please leave plenty of extra time for your journey,” a post on X, at 12.20pm, read.

“Thameslink services are still able to run as scheduled, but there will be delays of up to 15-20 minutes in the Redhill area.

“Please plan ahead and leave extra time for your journey.”

Network Rail response teams were on site and ‘working to rectify the points failure’ at 1pm.

The fault had been rectified by 3pm, with railway staff ‘working to reintroduce services where possible’.

Thameslink added: “Please continue to check journey planners and live departure boards before catching a service.”

Trains were running as normal in the area by 4pm.

If you face delays of 15 minutes or more on the railway, you can claim compensation. To find out more, visit www.southernrailway.com/help-and-support/delay-repay-compensation.