Gatwick Express trains are set to be suspended for DAYS

by · Mail Online

Holidaymakers face travel havoc as Gatwick Express trains are suspended for the entire weekend following a points failure this morning. 

Commuters making their way to London on the passenger service's Brighton to London Victoria service are at a loss today as the service is down for the entire day. 

However their travel chaos doesn't end there, as the Gatwick Express trains going to and from London Victoria down until Monday morning. 

The company has urged customers to check their website before making travelling and to factor an extra 15 minutes into their journey. 

Gatwick Express services to and from London Victoria are down until Monday morning (stock image)
The announcement comes shortly after the passenger service said all its trains between Brighton and London Victoria were suspended today

Southern services also face disruption due to the technical fault, with trains going to and from London Victoria anticipated to terminate and begin their route at another station. 

According to Gatwick Express's X (formerly Twitter) account, some services may be diverted to London Bridge instead.

National Rail Kent and Sussex are currently at the points signal failure in the London station and are working on investigating the issue. 

The rail service also said at 3am this morning: 'Due to a points failure, Gatwick Express services that run between Brighton and London Victoria will be suspended all day today, Friday 11th October. 

'Journeys may take an extra 15 minutes than longer, so please allow some extra time and check before you travel.'

In a separate announcement later this morning, Gatwick Express said: 'No Gatwick Express trains will run to/from London Victoria on 12 & 13 October due to engineering works.

'Please use alternative Southern/Thameslink trains which will run to/from London Bridge.'

Frustrated commuters have taken to social media this morning, branding the rains between Brighton and London 'awful' and a 'mess'.

One displeased traveller wrote: 'Southern Rail, TLRail, Gatwick Express are trains from Brighton to London always so awful? 

'Two trains sat at Preston Park. One for 40 minutes now. Little communication from drivers/staff. No one knows which is going first. Bit of a mess.'

Another exclaimed: 'Our train network is shocking. 

'How many times do passengers have to go through this b***dy ‘signalling issue. We can fly man to the moon but we can’t a car on wheels along a track!'