TRAIN passengers to experience delays of up to an hour due to an "unavailability of staff".

Southern Rail has reported that services between Ashford International and Hastings will be affected until the end of the day. 

This is due to a lack of train crew.

The rail operator has warned passengers to allow extra time for their journeys.

A spokesman said: “We would recommend that you avoid travelling on this route at the above times and if possible, wait for the next available train as a very limited replacement bus service will be running. 

“This will extend your journey time by at least 60 minutes.”