FA Cup: Brighton fans urged to travel early to Tottenham due to rail works

Rail services between Brighton and London are affected today by planned engineering works between Purley and Gatwick.

Southern Rail is advising Seagull’s supporters to plan ahead and travel early due to the improvement works.

⚽ Travelling to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for @SpursOfficial v @OfficialBHAFC?

Please travel as early as possible as there's an amended service between Brighton & London due to improvement works. Services may be busier than usual.

ℹ More info 👇https://t.co/Ep0zmkFR16

— Southern (@SouthernRailUK) February 5, 2022

Fans are also being told that services to be busier than usual.

A Southern spokesman said: “There’s an amended train service between London and Brighton this Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 February due to improvement works being carried out by Network Rail.

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“Replacement buses are in operation.”

Trains between Bedford and Brighton are being split and run between Bedford and London Blackfriars and between Redhill and Brighton or Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

Services between Cambridge and Brighton are only running between Cambridge and London Kings Cross.

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