Residual disruption between Peterborough and Stevenage expected until 14:00 

Route(s) affected

Great Northern between Peterborough and London Kings Cross

LNER between Inverness / Abderdeen / Edinburgh / Newcastle / York / Harrogate / Bradford Forster Square / Leeds / Lincoln and London Kings Cross Lumo between Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street and London Kings Cross and Glasgow Queen Street / Edinburgh

Lumo between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross

Thameslink between Peterborough and Horsham

Description

Following animals on the railway between Peterborough and Stevenage all lines have now reopened. As service recovers, trains may still be delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 14:00.

Great Northern / Thameslink customer advice:

Trains can now run between Peterborough and Hitchin again. You can now travel on your booked route.

Some trains in the area will still be disrupted, and your journey may take up to at least 30 minutes longer than usual.

Please be aware that due to crew and trains not being where they should be, trains are likely to be cancelled or revised.

Please continue to check journey planners and station information boards before you travel.

Can I use my ticket with another operator?

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

• Thameslink services between Peterborough and Stevenage

• Great Northern services between Peterborough and Stevenage

• LNER services between Peterborough and London Kings Cross

• CrossCountry services between Peterborough and Cambridge

• Greater Anglia services between Peterborough, Cambridge and London Liverpool Street

Please be aware that using alternative travel may add up to an additional 45 minutes to your journey.

Planning your journey:

You can check train departures from your station here:

• Thameslink live departure boards

• Great Northern live departure boards

You can view live maps of the network here:

• Thameslink live route map

• Great Northern live route map

You can also see our alternative route guides here:

• Thameslink alternative route guide

• Great Northern alternative route guide

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

The Great Northern / Thameslink apps will help plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

The swan has been removed from the railway and local staff and Network Rail's response staff are working to restore service to the booked timetable.

LNER customer advice:

You can use your ticket on the following train companies at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh, Glasgow Central, Manchester, London Euston (Services will be busy)

• TransPennine Express between Newcastle/ York and Leeds, Manchester

• Northern between Carlisle and Newcastle

• East Midlands Railway between Sheffield and Leicester and London St Pancras International

• CrossCountry between Edinburgh / Newcastle and York, Leeds / Doncaster, Sheffield

• Greater Anglia between Peterborough, Cambridge and London Liverpool Street

• Great Northern and Thameslink between Peterborough, Stevenage and London Kings Cross,

• Hull Trains between Doncaster and London Kings Cross

• Grand Central between York and London Kings Cross

Please see the alternative route map for more details

Please be aware that other operators’ services are also likely to be busy.

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.