Major disruption between Watford Junction and London Euston / Shepherds Bush expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

between Watford Junction and London Euston / Shepherds Bush

Description

The fire next to the track in the Watford Junction area has been extinguished. However, disruption remains ongoing:

• Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway and London Overground services may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised

• Southern services have been suspended between Watford Junction and Shepherds Bush

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

Your ticket can be used on the following, at no extra cost:

• Chiltern Railways services between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone in both directions

• CrossCountry services between Manchester Piccadilly and Reading in both directions

• East Midlands Railway services between Derby and London St Pancras International in both directions

• LNER services between Leeds and London Kings Cross in both directions

Further information:

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.

If you no longer wish to travel because your train's delayed or cancelled, you can request a full refund from where you bought your ticket.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

Road transport is currently being arranged. You'll be updated here once this is in place.

London Overground customer advice:

Your ticket can be used on London Buses at no extra cost, via any reasonable route in order to complete your journey.

Southern customer advice:

Southern services are unable to run between Shepherd's Bush and Watford Junction until further notice.

If you are travelling between these stations, you will need to use an alternative route. Please allow up to an extra 30 minutes to complete your journey.

Can I use my ticket with another operator?

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

• Alternative Southern services to / from London Victoria

• London Overground between London Euston and Watford Junction

• London Underground services across London (including between Victoria and Euston)

• London Northwestern Railway services between London Euston and Watford Junction

• London Buses between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction

How do I get from Clapham Junction to Wembley Central, Harrow & Wealdstone or Watford Junction?

If you are travelling to one of these stations the quickest way from Clapham Junction is to travel to London Victoria on an alternative Southern service. From there you can get the direct Victoria line to London Euston. At London Euston you can catch either a London Overground or London Northwestern Railway service to reach your destination.

Please be aware that this will take up to an additional 30 minutes to your journey today.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Emergency services are dealing with a fire in the Watford Junction area.

Fires near the railway present a serious safety risk, as heat and smoke can damage signalling cables, overhead power equipment, and track infrastructure, while creating hazardous conditions for staff and passengers.

Emergency service teams are on site. For safety reasons, trains cannot operate through the area until fire crews have completed their work and Network Rail engineers confirm the line is safe to reopen.

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.