Train lines re-opened after murder investigation

Some train lines in West Sussex have been re-opened following a murder investigation.

Stephanie Marie died in a car park at Crawley station on Sunday and Jason Pascal Flore, 26, has been charged with murder.

British Transport Police said it was carrying out a search of the area for any further evidence.

Southern Railway said services between Three Bridges and Horsham would be disrupted between 11:00 BST and 15:00 on Friday.

At 14:55 Southern posted on X (formerly Twitter) that disruption caused by the incident had now ended and trains were no longer affected.

During the disruption, Crawley, Ifield, Faygate and Littlehaven had a "very reduced" service as lines were blocked in different directions at different times.

Passengers were advised they may need to use an alternative route and journeys would likely take at least 30 minutes longer than usual.

Tickets were being accepted at no extra cost on Great Western Railway services between Redhill, Gatwick and Dorking Deepdene, as well as on Southern and Thameslink services.

Buses were also arranged by the rail operator to run between Three Bridges and Horsham every 30 minutes starting from 11:15 and train tickets can be used on some Metrobus services.

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