Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Gatwick Express train at Victoria station, LondonAll train lines between Purley and East Croydon were closed on Sunday evening after Network Rail engineers discovered multiple sinkholes near a railway bridge during planned engineering work. The closure caused significant disruption for holidaymakers travelling to and from Gatwick Airport, leading to long queues for replacement transport. Gatwick Express advised customers not to travel, saying that it could not guarantee completion of journeys. Thameslink confirmed that unused tickets from the affected day would be accepted the following day, Monday 15 June.Engineers successfully plugged the sinkholes, allowing trains to run again, though disruption was expected to continue into the night.In fullGatwick Airport traffic: Passengers stranded after sinkholes force closure of major rail routeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Sinkholes on railway line cause travel chaos for Gatwick passengers
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Gatwick Express train at Victoria station, LondonAll train lines between Purley and East Croydon were closed on Sunday evening after Network Rail engineers discovered multiple sinkholes near a railway bridge during planned engineering work. The closure caused significant disruption for holidaymakers travelling to and from Gatwick Airport, leading to long queues for replacement transport. Gatwick Express advised customers not to travel, saying that it could not guarantee completion of journeys. Thameslink confirmed that unused tickets from the affected day would be accepted the following day, Monday 15 June.Engineers successfully plugged the sinkholes, allowing trains to run again, though disruption was expected to continue into the night.In fullGatwick Airport traffic: Passengers stranded after sinkholes force closure of major rail routeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
