Lines reopened: residual delays between London Paddington and Shenfield expected until 21:30 

Route(s) affected

between London Paddington and Shenfield

Description

Lines have reopened following a safety inspection of the track between between London Paddington and Shenfield. As service recovers, trains running between these stations may still be delayed by up to 10 minutes.

This is expected until 21:30.

Customer advice:

To assist you with your journey, you can use your ticket on the below services via any reasonable route, at no extra cost:

• London Buses

• Docklands Light Railway

• London Underground

• Southeastern

Bus options by area:

Central London stations

(London Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street)

If you are already in Central London, buses are a simple and direct alternative.

Key routes include:

• From London Paddington: 7, 23, 27, 36, 205

• From Bond Street / Oxford Street: 7, 10, 23, 73, 94, 390

• From Tottenham Court Road: 8, 19, 24, 29, 38, 55, 73, 176

• From Farringdon: 17, 19, 38, 46, 63

• From Liverpool Street: 8, 11, 23, 25, 43, 48, 149

These routes connect directly to:

• Oxford Circus

• Trafalgar Square

• Holborn

• Waterloo

• Victoria

East London (Stratford to Shenfield)

Top tip: Travel towards Stratford, then continue into Central London.

From Stratford

• 25 to Oxford Circus

• 8 to Holborn / Tottenham Court Road

• 86, 104, 241, 308 for local connections and onward travel

From Ilford, Forest Gate, Maryland

• 25, 86 to Stratford or Central London

From Romford, Chadwell Heath, Goodmayes

• 25, 86, 174 to Stratford (then change)

Stratford is a major interchange with frequent buses into central areas.

South East London (Abbey Wood branch)

From Woolwich

• 53 to Elephant & Castle / Westminster

• 177, 180, 472 to Greenwich / North Greenwich

From Abbey Wood

• 180, 244, 301, 469 to Greenwich / Woolwich

From Custom House

• 147, 241, 262, 300 to Stratford

Best option is usually:

• Bus to Greenwich or Stratford

• Then continue into Central London

Docklands (Canary Wharf & Whitechapel)

From Canary Wharf

• 135 to Old Street

• D7, D8 for local connections

From Whitechapel

• 25 to Oxford Circus

• 205 to London Paddington

• 254 to Aldgate / Liverpool Street

These routes provide direct links into the City and West End.

West London (Paddington to Heathrow / Reading)

Top tip: Travel towards Ealing Broadway or Shepherd’s Bush

From Ealing Broadway

• 7 to Oxford Circus

• 65, 83 for local areas

• 207, 427 to London Paddington / Shepherd’s Bush

From Southall / Hayes & Harlington / West Drayton

• 140, 195, E6 to Ealing Broadway or Heathrow

Continue from Ealing or Shepherd’s Bush into Central London.

Other notable bus routes:

Thames Valley route 704 which runs between Heathrow and Maidenhead, calling at Taplow, Slough and Langley. (only operates up to 1800)

First Bus route 3 calls at Slough, Langley and Iver (only operates up to 1800)

Thames Valley route 6, 12 or 13 calls at Slough and Burnham (only operates up to 1800)

Heathrow

From all Heathrow terminals:

• 285 to Feltham / Heathrow area

• 423 for local routes

• X26 to Croydon (via Kingston)

For Central London:

• Travel towards Ealing Broadway or Hammersmith, then continue by bus

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.