Disruption between London and Peterborough / Cambridge expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland

Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Letchworth Garden City / Cambridge / Peterborough / Kings Lynn

Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull / Beverley

LNER services between London Kings Cross and Lincoln / Leeds / Skipton / Bradford Forster Square / Harrogate / York / Newcastle / Sunderland / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness

Thameslink between Brighton and Cambridge, and also between Horsham and Peterborough

Description

A broken rail at Hitchin means that some northbound lines are being disrupted. As a result of this, trains running between London and Peterborough / Cambridge may be delayed, cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Great Northern and Thameslink customer advice:

Fewer lines are available at Hitchin, and trains may be delayed or suspended. If you are travelling now, expect delays and consider alternative routes.

Service changes:

• Services between London Kings Cross and Kings Lynn will operate as shuttle services between Cambridge and Kings Lynn

• Services between Stevenage and Cambridge will not call at Hitchin (northbound) until further notice Southbound services towards London will continue to stop as normal

• Services between Stevenage and Peterborough will not call at Hitchin or Arlesey (northbound) until further notice. Southbound services towards London will stop at these stations as normal

The following stations will not receive a service (northbound towards Peterborough):

• Hitchin

• Arlesey

Alternative travel options:

If travelling to Hitchin or Arlesey from London, go to Biggleswade and change there for a return service.

If travelling from Hitchin or Arlesey towards Peterborough, go to Stevenage first and change there for onward travel.

Alternatively, rail replacement buses are running from Hitchin to Arlesey following the below schedule:

• Departing XX:20

• Departing XX:50

The first bus to run will be at 16:50. Please note, these services may be operated using a minibus and so you may not be able to board your preferred service.

Ticket acceptance:

Your ticket will be valid at no extra cost on:

• Alternative Thameslink or Great Northern services

• LNER services between London Kings Cross, Stevenage, and Peterborough

• Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge / Ely

Please allow an extra 30 minutes for your journey this evening particularly if you need to change throughout your journey.

Planning your journey:

You can check train departures from your station:

• Thameslink live departure boards

• Great Northern live departure boards

You can view live maps of our network:

• Thameslink live route map

• Great Northern live route map

You can see our alternative route guides:

• Thameslink alternative route guide

• Great Northern alternative route guide

You can also use the apps to find up-to-date information.

LNER customer advice:

To help with your journey you may use your tickets at no extra cost on Great Northern and Thameslink services between London Kings Cross and Peterborough.

Rail replacement transport has been arranged to run in place of cancelled services between Newark Northgate and Lincoln.

Please see the alternative route map for more details.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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.