Major disruption between Clapham Junction / London Euston and Watford Junction: and also Mildmay line, Lioness line and Suffragette line services expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Birmingham New Street / Crewe / Chester / Holyhead / Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Piccadilly / Lancaster / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and St Albans Abbey / Tring / Milton Keynes Central / Birmingham New Street / Crewe

London Overground between Richmond / Clapham Junction and Stratford (London), between London Euston and Watford Junction, and also between Gospel Oak and Barking Riverside

Southern between East Croydon and Watford Junction

Description

The fire brigade dealing with an incident near the railway between London Euston and Watford Junction means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between Clapham Junction / London Euston and Watford Junction, between Richmond / Clapham Junction and Stratford (London) and also between Gospel Oak and Barking Riverside may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 15:00.

A visual disruption map video is now available.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

You may use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street

• CrossCountry between Reading and Derby via Birmingham New Street, and also between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly

• Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Reading

• LNER between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

• Northern between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston, and also between Newcastle and Carlisle

• ScotRail between Glasgow Central / Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh

• TransPennine Express between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston / Leeds

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

To help you to complete your journey you can see an alternative route map.

Customers with tickets dated today, Friday 30 January may use their tickets to travel tomorrow, Saturday 31 January via the same route at no extra cost.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

You may use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Birmingham New Street

• Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street

• CrossCountry between Banbury and Coventry

• East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Bedford

• London Overground between London Euston and Watford Junction

London Overground customer advice:

Services on the Mildmay line between Richmond / Clapham Junction and Stratford (London) and Suffragette line between Gospel Oak and Barking Riverside have now resumed but may continue to be cancelled, delayed or revised as service recovers.

Lioness line services between London Euston and Watford Junction continue to be affected and may continue to be cancelled, delayed or revised.

You may use your ticket on London Buses via any reasonable route at no extra cost.

Southern customer advice:

No trains will run between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction until further notice.

If you are travelling on this route, you will need to use an alternative route to reach your destination.

Please note that other train operators in the area - London Northwestern Railway and London Overground - will also be severely disrupted and will not be able to offer an alternative route for your journey.

You can use your ticket to travel at no extra cost on:

• London Underground services on any reasonable route, including routes via:

  • London Euston

  • The Central line for Shepherds Bush

  • The Bakerloo line for Wembley Central and Harrow & Wealdstone

  • The Metropolitan line for Wembley Park and Harrow on the Hill

  • The District line for West Brompton and Kensington Olympia

  • The Jubilee line for Stanmore and a bus connection to Watford Junction on London Bus 142

• London Buses on routes between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction

Planning your journey:

To help you plan your journey, you can find an alternative route guide.

Please check journey planners and station information boards before you travel and allow extra time to reach your destination.

You can see live departure boards, and you can check the live map to see if your journey has been affected.

You can also use the Southern app to find up-to-date travel information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

There has been a report of the fire brigade dealing with an incident near the railway. This has disrupted the power to the railway on all routes between London Euston and Wembley Central, and has prevented us from running trains on our West London 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.