No trains between Watford Junction / Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction until approximately 11:00 

Route(s) affected

London Overground between Stratford and Clapham Junction

Southern between Watford Junction and East Croydon

Description

A points failure between Watford Junction / Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction means all lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations will be cancelled or revised.

This is expected until 11:00.

London Overground customers advice:

Trains will be revised to not run between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction.

To assist you with your journey, you can use your ticket on London buses via any reasonable route, at no extra cost.

Southern customers advice:

Service are unable to run between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction until further notice. You will need to use alternative routes to complete your journey today. Please allow for at least an additional 30 minutes travel time.

Please allow at least an additional 30-45 minutes' travel time, and use the journey planning tools below.

Ticket acceptance:

Tickets will be accepted for no extra cost on the following services:

• London Northwestern Railway services between Tring and London Euston - for Watford Junction, Harrow & Wealdstone, and Wembley Central

• Chiltern Railways between Harrow-on-the-Hill, Wembley Stadium and London Marylebone

• London Underground across Central, North and West London via any reasonable route

• London buses between Watford Junction and Clapham Junction

• London Overground services on the Lioness line between Watford Junction, Harrow & Wealdstone, Wembley Central and London Euston

Please note: London Overground services on the Mildmay line between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction are also disrupted, and Southern do not currently recommend these as an alternative.

Planning your journey:

You can see the live departure boards, and view a live map of the network.

You can also view an alternative route guide.

Please check journey planners and station information boards before you travel and allow extra time to reach your destination.

You can use the Southern app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Network Rail have been attending to a points failure to the north of Shepherds Bush, which was blocking the route used by Southern services to and from Watford Junction. This has now been fixed, but an operational incident has now resulted in one of our services being delayed in the area. Additional response staff are attending to move this, and are monitoring further progress.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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.