Drayton level crossing

CCTV-monitored manual barrier level crossing on the Sussex route (ELR TBH2).

predicted
OPEN
for 2 min

Information only. Always follow the signals and barriers at the crossing. Predictions may be wrong.

next: πŸš„ in 5 min Β· 3 min late

Next 30 min

OPEN 09:58–10:00 2m
CLOSED 10:00–10:03 3m
OPEN 10:03–10:09 6m
CLOSED 10:09–10:13 4m
OPEN 10:13–10:16 3m
CLOSED 10:16–10:27 11m
OPEN 10:27–10:32 β†’ 6m
Under the hood
Thu 22 Oct Β· 09:58
Today Tomorrow

Trains in window

10:03 πŸš„ 1N18 Brighton β†’ Southampton Central Down (E β†’ W) approaching
10:12 πŸš† 2Y16 Brighton β†’ Chichester Down (E β†’ W) -1 min
10:13 πŸš„ 1C14 London Victoria (C) β†’ Portsmouth Harbour Down (E β†’ W) +8 min
10:19 πŸš„ 1N17 Southampton Central β†’ Brighton Up (W β†’ E) +2 min
10:22 πŸš„ 1S23 Portsmouth & Southsea β†’ Brighton Up (W β†’ E) active
10:23 πŸš„ 1S18 Brighton β†’ Portsmouth & Southsea Down (E β†’ W) on time
10:26 πŸš„ 1C23 Portsmouth Harbour β†’ Horsham Up (W β†’ E) +15 min
πŸš„Express passenger πŸš†Passenger
now 09:58:33 Β· 230 avg Β· 7 in window
live observation: 0 up Β· 1 down
timetable cif full+upd 2026-10-21..2026-10-23
fetched 02:08:22
trust 33,173 active Β· 31,697 delays Β· 1,962 cancelled Β· 9 reconnects
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About this crossing

How often it closes

On today’s timetable, Drayton crossing is predicted to be closed for about 11 h 9 min between 06:00 and 22:00, across roughly 135 closures. The longest single predicted closure is 14 minutes. Freight paths scheduled “as required” (most don’t run on any given day) aren’t counted here; when one does run, the live timeline above shows it.

Longest closure so far today: 10.3 min (05:01–05:11, 3 trains), timed from trains actually seen on the signalling wire: the window edges use the same per-type margins as the forecast, since barrier positions aren't in any feed we can read.

Worst times to cross today

Closures cluster around 10:53–11:53 in the morning and around 16:39–17:39 in the afternoon. Gaps between closures are longest outside those windows. Other days run a different timetable, so the peaks move.

About this crossing

The crossing is on Drayton Lane in Chichester, West Sussex.

Drayton is a CCTV-monitored manual barrier crossing (CCTV) on the Barnham–Chichester Reception line (Sussex route · ELR TBH2). A signaller monitors the crossing, confirms it is clear, and lowers the barriers ahead of each train. Forecasts here combine the working timetable with live train-movement data (and live signalling where the crossing has it), so they reflect actual running including delays and freight, though they can still be wrong when the network is disrupted.

How accurate is this forecast?

We score this page against what actually happened on the railway: over the last 7 days that covered 647 trains through this crossing.

100.0% of observed passes were being warned about on this page when they passed, and 99.7% of the warnings we could verify came true.

Full accuracy report β†’

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