Lines reopened: major disruption to Thameslink services through London St Pancras International expected until 22:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Brighton / Three Bridges / Gatwick Airport / East Grinstead and Bedford, between Brighton and Cambridge, between East Grinstead and West Hampstead Thameslink / Bedford, between Sevenoaks and Finsbury Park / Welwyn Garden City, between Horsham and Peterborough, between Orpington and Kentish Town / West Hampstead Thameslink, between Rainham and West Hampstead Thameslink / Luton, and also between Sutton and St Albans City

Description

Following a number of incidents earlier today on Thameslink network, trains running through London St Pancras International may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 22:00.

Customer advice:

There has been disruption to the Thameslink services this evening due to two major disturbances across the network.

The following routes are affected:

• Between Brighton and Bedford

• Between Sutton and St Albans City is severely disrupted with a reduced service. (It may be quicker to use London Buses or the London Underground)

• Between Horsham and Peterborough

• There is a reduced service between Three Bridges and Bedford

You can travel on your normal route, but it is likely journeys will take up to 60 minutes longer than usual, so please allow extra time and check online journey planners and live departure boards for the latest train information.

Ticket acceptance:

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

• Alternative Thameslink services

• Arriva Buses routes 4 / 4A / 23 / 27 / 28 between and Luton Town and Leagrave station

• Gatwick Express services between Brighton, Gatwick Airport and London Victoria

• Great Northern services between London Kings Cross and Hitchin / Cambridge

• London Buses services on any reasonable route between Dartford / Bromley / East Croydon / London Bridge and Elstree & Borehamwood, and between Sutton and London Blackfriars

• London Northwestern Railway services between Watford Junction and Bedford

• London Underground services on any reasonable route

• London Trams services between Wimbledon and East Croydon

• Southern services between East Croydon and London Bridge, and between Sutton and London Victoria

• South Western Railway services between Wimbledon and London Waterloo
  

Planning your journey:

You can see the live departure boards, and view a live map of the network.

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Two disruptive incidents earlier this evening are affecting a large proportion of Thameslink routes. Thameslink are working to return to their advertised timetable but there will be ongoing delays and cancellations.

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.