Disruption to Thameslink services between London St Pancras International and Bedford expected until 04:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Brighton / Three Bridges / Sutton and Bedford, and also between Horsham and Peterborough

Description

An operational incident between East Croydon and London St Pancras International is causing disruption on this route.

As a result, trains running between London St Pancras International and Bedford may be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 04:00.

Customer advice:

If you are travelling from London St Pancras International towards Bedford you can travel on your normal route, but you will need to allow at least an additional 60 minutes to complete your journey.

Please talk to station staff, look at the information boards or check your journey planner for the most recent information.

If you can't get all the way to your destination tonight:

Operators won't leave you stranded. Please travel as far as you can towards your destination, either by train or by using an alternative route.

When you've made your journey as far as possible, please speak to station staff, where available.

If there are no staff, you can use the emergency button on the station help point at stations run by Thameslink. At stations which are run by other train companies, please use the information button on the help point, and the message will be passed through to them.

You can also speak to operators on social media:

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Alternative transport will be arranged, but this may take some time to arrive.

Planning your journey:

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

You can also use a Thameslink alternative route guide.

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner.

The Thameslink app will also help you plan your journey.

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.