Disruptive passengers at Chichester Station have led to delayed trains to and from Brighton and Hove this morning.
INFO: 06:50 Brighton to London Victoria will be delayed at Three Bridges then run fast to Vic due to disruptive passengers earlier.
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INFO: 07:37 Brighton to Portsmouth Harbour will be started from Hove at 07:41 due to disruptive passengers. — SouthernRailUK (@SouthernRailUK) September 5, 2014
The incident happened at Chichester Station, and British Transport Police were assisted by Sussex Police on the platform.
A Sussex Police spokesman said: “Sussex Police were asked to assist British Transport Police after a 22-year-old man who had no ticket refused to leave a train at Chichester railway station at 6.30am today. He was searched and arrested on suspicion of the theft of a bank card.
The train resumed its journey at 6.39am.”
The two services above were the most badly affected, with others experiencing minor disruption.