Live Purley station updates as Croydon police incident cancels all trains
A police incident at a South London station has seen all trains cancelled. No services are currently calling at Purley station as the force deal with the incident. Southern Rail have posted an update on X saying: "Due to police dealing with an incident, services are not currently able to call at Purley station until further notice. We are currently working to arrange ticket acceptance to help assist with your journey this morning." The train operator have confirmed that you can use your tickets to/from Purley on Southern or Thameslink services on any reasonable route. You can also use London buses on routes between Redhill, Caterham, or Chipstead and East Croydon via Purley and Metro bus routes between Redhill and Caterham, and also between Redhill and Sutton via Tattenham Corner. They warn that this may add 20 minutes to your journey. MyLondon have contacted British Transport Police and the Met for further information. This is a live news story, follow below for updat...