Disruption between Shenfield and Chelmsford expected until 21:00 

Route(s) affected

Between London Liverpool Street and Braintree / Clacton-on-Sea / Colchester Town / Harwich International / Ipswich / Norwich

Description

A track defect between Ingatestone and Chelmsford means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between Shenfield and Chelmsford may be delayed by up to 35 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 21:00.

Customer advice:

Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.

Specific train service alterations and live departure boards are available to help plan your journey.

You can check your next train and alternative options using the live map.

Additional information:

Until the track has been examined by the response team all train services are having to run on the remaining line, which is causing severe delays and may result in congestion, short notice alterations and cancellations.

Network Rail engineers are attending as quickly as possible to carry out a detailed inspection.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.