Rail services in East Croydon have been diverted after a person was hit by a train

Rail services to and from East Croydon station were diverted following an incident on the tracks on Tuesday evening.

Commuters are being urged to delay traveling to the busy south London station until later, with warnings that alternative routes could add around an hour to journey times.

Major disruption is expected until 9pm, National Rail said.

“Lines have reopened between East Croydon and Purley following the earlier incident where a person was hit by a train,” an update said.

“Trains running between these stations may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.”

Thameslink told passengers in an update: “It is with great sadness that we are reporting that a person has been hit by a train at East Croydon. All lines are closed between these stations while emergency services work to deal with this incident.”

Services will not stop at East Croydon until further notice, Thameslink said.

“You will need to use an alternative route if traveling to this station,” it warned.

“Trains that normally run between London Bridge and East Croydon will instead run between London Bridge and Selhurst.

“All trains traveling to and from London Victoria will also stop at Selhurst and all trains from London Bridge will also stop at Norwood Junction.”

Tickets are accepted on the Tube, buses, trams and Overground, as well as Southeastern services, Southwestern services between Southampton/Portsmouth and London and alternative Southern and Thameslink services.

British Transport Police have been contacted for comment.