Major disruption between Peterborough / Royston and London expected until 14:30 

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland

Great Northern between Moorgate and Stevenage, and also between London Kings Cross and Letchworth Garden City / Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn

Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull

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

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

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

Description

A person has been hit by a train between Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, all lines between Peterborough / Royston and London are closed.

Trains between Peterborough / Royston and London may be cancelled, severely delayed or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 14:30.

If you've been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 from any phone for a confidential chat.

Great Northern / Thameslink customer advice:

If you are travelling through this area, it is likely you will need to use an alternative route to complete your journey. This will take at least 60 minutes longer than usual so please allow extra time.

Please check before you travel using online journey planners and live departure boards.

Ticket acceptance:

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

• Alternative Thameslink services between all stations

• Alternative Great Northern services between all stations

• CrossCountry services between Cambridge and Peterborough via Ely

• Greater Anglia services between Ely, Cambridge and London

• London Underground between all London terminals

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 our 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 and Thameslink apps will also help you plan your journey.

LNER customer advice:

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

• Avanti West Coast between London Euston, Manchester and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

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

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

• Grand Central between London Kings Cross and York

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

• Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Doncaster

• Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

• Northern between Carlisle and Newcastle

• TransPennine Express between Manchester, Leeds and York/Newcastle

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.