Lines reopened: disruption between Marden and Paddock Wood expected until 14:30 

Route(s) affected

Between London Charing Cross and Ramsgate / Dover Priory

Description

A tree that was blocking the railway between Marden and Paddock Wood has now been moved, allowing all lines to reopen. Whilst service recovers, trains running between these stations and may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 14:30.

What's happened?

A train struck a tree earlier today between Marden and Paddock Wood.

The driver inspected the train and no damage was found.

Response staff have attended and have cleared the tree, and all lines have now reopened.

How does this affect my journey?

Services running between Ashford and Tonbridge will be delayed, revised, or cancelled while we work to return to on-time running.

We are expecting the first services to run as scheduled via Marden to be the 13:04 London Charing Cross - Dover Priory, and 12:28 Dover Priory - London Charing Cross.

What should I do?

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• Highspeed services between Ashford International and London St Pancras International

• London Underground services between our London terminals.

Alternative routes:

For details of alternative routes that may be available to complete your journey, please refer to our Alternative routes during disruption maps.

How can I stay up to date?

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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.