Disruption between Finsbury Park and Stevenage via Gordon Hill expected until 14:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Moorgate and Stevenage

Description

A fire next to the track in the Gordon Hill area means that all lines between Bowes Park and Stevenage are blocked. As a result, trains between Finsbury Park and Stevenage via Gordon Hill may be cancelled.

This is expected until 14:00.

Customer advice:

Trains that normally run between Stevenage and Moorgate via Hertford North will now run via Welwyn Garden City. This means that the below stations will not received a train service until further notice.

• Bowes Park

• Palmers Green

• Winchmore Hill

• Grange Park

• Enfield Chase

• Gordon Hill

• Crews Hill

• Cuffley

• Bayford

• Hertford North

• Watton-at-Stone

If you are travelling to or from these stations, you will need to use an alternative route and your journey will take longer than usual to complete.

If you are at an unstaffed station, please press the green button on the station help point for assistance.

Ticket acceptance on alternative routes:

Tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on the following routes:

• Alternative Thameslink or Great Northern services towards your destination

• London Underground (Piccadilly line) between central London and Cockfosters

• London Buses between Moorgate / London Kings Cross and Crews Hill

• Greater Anglia services between Hertford East and London Liverpool Street

• London Overground services between Enfield Town and London Liverpool Street

• Arriva Buses on route 724 between St Albans City and Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, and Hertford North

• Uno Buses on route 242 between Hatfield, Welham Green, Brookmans Park, Potters Bar, and Cuffley

How can I complete my journey?

London buses:

• Route 456 from Crews Hill station to Enfield Town (for London Overground to London Liverpool Street), Enfield Chase station, and Winchmore Hill station / Victoria Road, which is a short distance from Silver Street station and connections to London Overground services towards London Liverpool Street

• Route W8 from Gordon Hill station bus stop B to Enfield Town / Genotin Road (roughly a 10-minute bus journey), which is a short distance from Enfield Town station and connections to London Overground services towards London Liverpool Street

• Route W9 from Grange Park station stop B to Southgate Station, to connect to the London Underground Piccadilly line. Alternatively, travel from stop A to Enfield Town / Church Street (roughly a 5-minute bus journey), which is a short distance from Enfield Town station for London Overground connections to London Liverpool Street

Arriva buses:

• Route 724 between Hertford North, Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield where you can connect with alternative Thameslink or Great Northern services to your destination

You can connect with Alternative Thameslink or Great Northern services towards your destination at Stevenage, Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield.

Planning your journey:

You can check your journey using the live departure boards, and you can view a live map of the network.

You can also see an alternative route guide.

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

You can also use the Great Northern app to get more information about your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A fire has been reported next to the track in the Gordon Hill area. The Fire Brigade are on site and working to extinguish the fire so lines can re-open between Bowes Park and Stevenage.

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.