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Southern is advising people not to travel to the coast as there are no direct trains from London because of engineering work.
‘Absolutely rammed’Southern posted on their website: “There are currently Big queues for the replacement bus services at Gatwick Airport & overcrowding at the station.
“As a result, customers ought anticipate extended journey times & cancellations among London Victoria & Gatwick Airport to protect more overcrowding.
Image copyright TwitterThe line among Gatwick Airport & 3 Bridges is closed over the bank holiday weekend, affecting Southern & the Gatwick Express.
She tweeted: “Absolute chaos & fights @Gatwick_Airport trying to get rail replacement to Brighton @SouthernRailUK sort it out!
‘It’s a shambles’ Gatwick Airport train passengers FUME after travel nightmare
CHAOS: Passengers reported delays of up to 2 hours at Gatwick AirportRail engineering works between Gatwick & 3 Bridges caused havoc at the airport’s station, by thousands forced to queue up for replacement buses.
At 1 point train Inc. Southern Rail even advised passengers not to travel from the airport.
Disruption between Gatwick & Brighton is Guessed to remain until the finish of the day, by passengers earlier told to avoid travelling between the two.
Up to 4,000 were left stranded, by passengers caution which fights were breaking out between furious Bank Holiday travellers.
In a statement, Southern Rail said: “There are currently Big queues for the replacement bus services at Gatwick Airport & overcrowding at the station.
as mentioned in Could not subscribe, have a try once more later Invalid EmailChaotic scenes broke out at Gatwick Airport today after train passengers were stranded for up to two hours while rail replacement services were shock with severe overcrowding.
Not sufficient rail replacement buses or staff.
“As a result, customers ought anticipate extended journey times & cancellations among London Victoria & Gatwick Airport to protect more overcrowding.
National Rail tweeted: “GatwickAirport – The queue time at Gatwick Airport to board a bus is currently two hours & it is strongly advised to not travel towards Brighton today.”
A Gatwick Airport spokeswoman told Mirror Online it was a “train issue” & which airport operations had not been affected.