Residual delays between London Blackfriars and London St Pancras International expected until 18:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Brighton / Three Bridges / East Grinstead / Gatwick Airport and Bedford, between Brighton and Cambridge, between Rainham (Kent) and Luton, and also between Horsham and Peterborough

Description

Lines have now reopened following a failure of the electricity supply between London Blackfriars and London St Pancras International. However, whilst service recovers, trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 15 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 18:00.

Customer advice:

Thameslink services running through London St Pancras International are expected to be delayed by at least 15 minutes. Carefully check station information screens prior to boarding.

You should continue your journey as usual for the time being, however, you may reach your destination later than originally planned.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A brief power supply problem affected services in the London St Pancras International area earlier this afternoon. All services are now on the move.

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.