FleetWatch for Southern
Live Southern departures, and an alarm before your stop.
Reading this on a computer? Point your phone’s camera at the code and it will open FleetWatch on Google Play.
Southern runs commuter and coastal services out of London Victoria and London Bridge to Surrey, Sussex and the south coast, including Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
FleetWatch is an Android app for people who take the same trains most days. It shows live departures for any station in the UK, so Southern trains sit alongside everyone else’s, and it plans the whole trip door to door. It doesn’t sell tickets. It’s for everything that happens after you’ve got one.
Where Southern trains run
Main stations on the network:
- London Victoria: onward on the Victoria, District and Circle lines.
- London Bridge: onward on the Jubilee and Northern lines.
- East Croydon
- Gatwick Airport
- Brighton
- Worthing
- Eastbourne
- Portsmouth and Southampton, along the coast
What FleetWatch does on Southern services
When there is a problem on the Brighton line, Smart Routes can suggest a way round it, and journey alerts tell you about a cancellation or platform change on a train you are watching, even with the app closed.
- Live departure boards with platforms, delays and the reason behind them in plain English.
- Door-to-door journeys with a change included, so a two-leg trip reads as one journey rather than two searches, even where the second train is another company’s.
- Board and track. Tell FleetWatch you’re on the train and it follows the service from the live timetable, then sounds an alarm with a vibration before your stop.
- Journey alerts for the trains you watch: a notification when one is cancelled, late or changes platform, even with the app closed.
- Smart Routes suggest a way round a problem on your usual line. Tube connections come from Transport for London, so they exist in London only.
Two London terminals, Victoria and London Bridge, mean one journey can start at either. FleetWatch plans journeys door to door, so you see them side by side.
Delay Repay on Southern
Delay Repay is run by each train company, so the rules and the claim form are on Southern’s own site: Southern Delay Repay. FleetWatch checks your arrival against the operator’s rules, tells you when a journey qualifies, prepares the details and reminds you before the deadline. The claim itself is yours to send.
Common questions
Does FleetWatch work on Southern trains?
Yes. The live board works for any station in the UK, so Southern trains appear on it like any other. FleetWatch plans journeys door to door, tracks the train you are on and sounds an alarm before your stop.
Is FleetWatch made by Southern?
No. FleetWatch is an independent Android app from The Unknown Dev Ltd. It isn’t affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Southern. Live information comes from National Rail.
Does it cost anything?
It’s free to install. What stays free and what is in the paid plan is set out on the FleetWatch page.
Using a different train company? See them all, or read what FleetWatch does in full.