There will only be 2 trains per hour linking Norwood Junction to Gatwick airport. But there will be 6 tph from FH to NJ. Approx 2/3 of the time you will probably be better getting the next train from NJ to East Croydon, and then changing to a faster (non-stop) service to Gatwick.

At present we only have 2 tph going to EC, but once there you know you have the fastest connection to Gatwick. We also have another 4tph via NJ, where you can change to EC services.

Overall the change would mean that we would still have two services per hour with a single change to Gatwick. The other services would remain faster if you change twice. However, interchange at NJ is harder than at EC, especially if you have luggage. And journey times to Gatwick would likely increase as the trains direct from NJ would be slower than the existing services we pick up at EC.

The consultation states that over 1600 passengers on our line continue on services south of NJ (which equates to over 500,000 journeys per year). That is not an insignificant number of journeys to disrupt. Not all would be heading for the airport of Brighton, but it is probably fair to say that most want to go to East Croydon and further south on the mainline, rather than services to other parts of Sussex and Surrey (where interchange at NJ would be possible).