Disruption between London Liverpool Street and London Paddington expected until 08:00 

Route(s) affected

between London Liverpool Street and London Paddington

Description

A fault with the signalling system between London Liverpool Street and Farringdon means some lines are blocked.

As a result, trains running between London Liverpool Street and London Paddington may be cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 08:00.

Customer advice:

Your ticket can be used, at no extra cost on the following via any reasonable route:

• Great Western Railway

• Greater Anglia

• London Underground

Your ticket can also be used at no extra cost on London Buses. Please see below for suggested routes:

Central London stations

(London Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, London Liverpool Street)

Key routes include:

• From London Paddington: 7, 23, 27, 36, 205

• From Bond Street / Oxford Street: 7, 10, 23, 73, 94, 390

• From Tottenham Court Road: 8, 19, 24, 29, 38, 55, 73, 176

• From Farringdon: 17, 19, 38, 46, 63

• From London Liverpool Street: 8, 11, 23, 25, 43, 48, 149

These routes connect directly to:

• Oxford Circus

• Trafalgar Square

• Holborn

• London Waterloo

• London Victoria

East London (Stratford → Shenfield)

Top tip: Travel towards Stratford, then continue into central London.

• From Stratford

  • 25 → Oxford Circus

  • 8 → Holborn / Tottenham Court Road

  • 86, 104, 241, 308 → local connections and onward travel

• From Ilford, Forest Gate, Maryland

  • 25, 86 → Stratford or Central London

• From Romford, Chadwell Heath, Goodmayes

  • 25, 86, 174 → Stratford (then change)

Stratford is a major interchange with frequent buses into central areas.

South‑East London (Abbey Wood branch)

• From Woolwich

  • 53 → Elephant & Castle / Westminster

  • 177, 180, 472 → Greenwich / North Greenwich

• From Abbey Wood

  • 180, 244, 301, 469 → Greenwich / Woolwich

• From Custom House

  • 147, 241, 262, 300 → Stratford

The best option is usually:

• Bus → Greenwich or Stratford

• Then continue into central London

Docklands (Canary Wharf and Whitechapel)

• From Canary Wharf

  • 135 → Old Street

  • D7, D8 → local connections

• From Whitechapel

  • 25 → Oxford Circus

  • 205 → Paddington

  • 254 → Aldgate / Liverpool Street

These routes provide direct links into the city and West End.

West London (Paddington → Heathrow / Reading)

Top tip: Travel towards Ealing Broadway or Shepherds Bush

• From Ealing Broadway

  • 7 → Oxford Circus

  • 65, 83 → local areas

  • 207, 427 → London Paddington / Shepherds Bush

• From Southall / Hayes & Harlington / West Drayton

  • 140, 195, E6 → Ealing Broadway or Heathrow

Continue from Ealing or Shepherds Bush into central London.

Heathrow

• From all Heathrow terminals:

  • 285 → Feltham / Heathrow area

  • 423 → local routes

  • X26 → Croydon (via Kingston)

• For central London:

  • Travel towards Ealing Broadway or Hammersmith, then continue by bus

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.