Residual disruption between London St Pancras International and London Blackfriars expected until 11:30  

Route(s) affected

Trains between Bedford / Cambridge and Brighton, and between Bedford, and Three Bridges / Horsham, and between Luton and Sutton (Surrey), and also between West Hampstead Thameslink / Kentish Town and Rainham (Kent)

Description

Following a fault on a train between London St Pancras International and London Blackfriars all lines have reopened. As service recovers, trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 11:30.

Customer advice:

Trains can now run between London Bridge and St Pancras, but there are severe delays and you may need to change trains to reach your destination, or wait much longer for a direct service. You should allow at least 45 minutes additional travel time.

Staff are working to return to the scheduled timetable, but please continue to check journey planners and station information boards before you travel.

If you're making a short trip within central London, it may be quicker for you to use the London Underground or London Buses.

All Thameslink services running through St Pancras remain affected by this earlier problem.

Will my ticket still be accepted by another operator?

You can travel on the following services at no additional cost:

• Alternative Thameslink between East Croydon and Finsbury Park

• Southern services between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria

• Great Northern services between Peterborough, St Neots, Hitchin, and London

• East Midlands Railway services between London St Pancras International and Bedford

• LNER services between London Kings Cross and Peterborough / Stevenage

• London Underground between London terminals

• London Buses between London Bridge and London Blackfriars

Please note, if you have not yet started your journey, it may now be faster to wait for the next available train towards your destination.

Planning your journey:

Thameslink's live departure boards, and a live map of the network.

You can also see the alternative route guide.

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

You can also use the Thameslink app to find up-to-date information

Can you tell me more about the incident?

An earlier train fault in the Farringdon area temporarily blocked the northbound line until specialist crew were able to temporarily repair the train, moving it out of the area and back to a depot for further inspection.

while the line remained blocked, services came to a halt, which has resulted in severe delays and short notice cancellation whilst we work to recover the service.

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.