National Rail marked the Lewes–Haywards Heath tree incident cleared at 20:57 BST on Monday 12 October. Its current record says affected trains are running normally.

This replaces earlier advice about diversions, extra journey time and residual delays. It is not an all-clear for every Eastbourne service; check the current operator page and your complete journey.

Sources / Checked 12 October 2026 at 21:16 BST: National Rail clearance confirmation; Southern live service updates.


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