Lines reopened: disruption between London Blackfriars and London St Pancras International expected until 20:00  

Route(s) affected

Between London Blackfriars and London St Pancras International

Description

Lines have reopened following an operational incident between London Blackfriars and London St Pancras International. Whilst service recovers, trains may still be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until 20:00.

Customer advice:

If you are travelling through central London, you can travel using your normal route. However, it may be quicker to use an alternative service. Please allow at least 20 minutes extra to complete your journey today.

Please check the live departure boards or use the Thameslink Railway app for more information.

Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on the following:

• Alternative Thameslink services towards your destination

• Southern and Great Northern services towards your destination

Planning your journey:

You can view live departure boards, a live map of the network and an alternative route guide on the Thameslink website.

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

An operational incident was delaying the journey of a train in this area earlier today.

The railway operates on a number of "failsafe" systems. This means that if a possible fault or a procedural issue is detected, trains will be stopped, or there will be restrictions on how they can move. In many cases, no issue will have occurred, but services will stop as a precaution. In all cases, however, a thorough investigation will take place before its decided that the train can 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.