Disruption between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

South Western Railway between London Waterloo and Chessington South / Dorking (Main) / Alton / Hampton Court / Weybridge / Woking / Shepperton / Guildford / Basingstoke / Windsor & Eton Riverside / Reading / Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour / Fareham / Salisbury / Yeovil Junction / Exeter St Davids

Description

A fire next to the track between London Waterloo and Vauxhall means some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction may be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer advice:

Long distance and mainline services:

Services between Exeter / Salisbury will start and finish their journeys at Basingstoke.

Services between Weymouth and Waterloo will call additionally at Basingstoke if not already stopping there.

Suburban services:

Trains running to and from London Waterloo and Guildford via Epsom, Guildford via Cobham, Woking, Chessington, Dorking and Hampton Court services may be delayed, altered or cancelled.

Services will experience delays, short‑notice service alterations, cancellations and platform changes at London Waterloo.

Windsor and Reading services:

Services will experience delays, alterations, short‑notice service cancellations and platform changes at London Waterloo.

Services will not call at Queenstown Road in both directions.

How do I get to my destination?

You can continue to use train service through this area but please allow extra time for your journeys due to the delays and alterations to services. You are advised to check your journey for any alterations before travelling, and you may be required to change to another SWR service to reach your destination.

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

London Underground:

• between London Waterloo, Vauxhall, and Battersea Power Station in both directions

• Jubilee line from London Waterloo towards Westminster and change at Westminster for District line to Wimbledon

• District line from Wimbledon towards Westminster and change at Westminster for Jubilee line to London Waterloo

• Bakerloo line or Northern line towards Embankment and change at Embankment for District line to Wimbledon

• District line from Wimbledon towards Embankment and change at Embankment for Bakerloo line or Northern line to London Waterloo

• Bakerloo line between London Waterloo and London Paddington or change at Baker Street from the Bakerloo line to the Jubilee line for London Waterloo

• Jubilee line / Northern line and Victoria line between London Waterloo, Victoria and Vauxhall in both directions

Rail services:

• Great Western Railway services:

  • from Dorking (Deepdene) to Gatwick Airport or towards Guildford for onward connections for London

  • between Dorking (Deepdene) - Guildford – Reading in both directions

  • between Reading and London Paddington for connections to London

  • between London Paddington - Exeter St Davids in both directions

  • between Basingstoke - Reading in both directions

  • between Salisbury - Westbury in both directions

• Southern services:

  • between London Victoria - Clapham Junction – Epsom – Dorking in both directions

  • between Dorking – Leatherhead – Epsom – Reigate – Redhill - Clapham Junction and London Victoria

  • between London Victoria to Portsmouth Harbour / Southampton Central in both directions

  • between Clapham Junction and Battersea Park in both directions

• Thameslink services:

  • between Wimbledon and Blackfriars / Central London for the connections with London Underground in both directions

  • between Wimbledon and Elephant & Castle in both directions to change for London Underground services towards London Waterloo

Bus services:

• London Buses between London Waterloo, Vauxhall, Queenstown Road, Clapham Junction and Wimbledon

If you need any help with your journey, please speak to a member of staff or use a station help point.

Additional information:

Response teams are on their way to site.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.