Incident resolved: major disruption between London Liverpool Street and Hackney Downs expected until 22:30 

Route(s) affected

Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Hertford East / Stansted Airport / Cambridge

London Overground between London Liverpool Street and Chingford / Cheshunt / Enfield Town

Stansted Express between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport

Description

The earlier fire next to the track between London Liverpool Street and Hackney Downs has now been extinguished, allowing all lines running between these stations to reopen.

Until service fully recovers, trains may still be delayed by up to 70 minutes, cancelled or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 22:30.

Greater Anglia and Stansted Express customer advice:

Service impact:

Disruption is expected to continue as Greater Anglia recover to their advertised timetable. Some services will be delayed, some will have altered starting and terminating points, and some will remain cancelled.

Alternative travel options:

Greater Anglia tickets will be accepted on London Underground Victoria line services between London Kings Cross, London Liverpool Street, Seven Sisters and Tottenham Hale, and also on Great Northern services between Moorgate, London Kings Cross, Hertford North and Cambridge at no extra cost.

Further information:

Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.

Specific train service alterations and live departure boards are available to help plan your journey.

You can check your next train and alternative options using the live map.

London Overground customer advice:

Services between London Liverpool Street and Chingford are now running, but services still may be cancelled, delayed or revised to help the service recover.

Tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on London Buses via any reasonable route.

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.