Lines reopened: disruption between Moorgate and Finsbury Park expected until 09:00 

Route(s) affected

Trains between Moorgate and Finsbury Park / Alexandra Palace / Hertford North / Welwyn Garden City / Stevenage

Description

All lines have now reopened following an earlier obstruction on the track between Moorgate and Finsbury Park. Trains running between these stations may continue to be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 09:00.

Customer advice:

Work is underway to recover the scheduled service between Moorgate and Finsbury Park. However, residual disruption means that some services will continue to be subject to delays and alterations.

You will be able to travel on your normal route, but you should check before you travel. For the latest information, you should listen to announcements, check station screens, and consult journey planners.

While service is recovering, you should continue to leave up to 20 minutes extra to complete your journey this morning.

Ticket acceptance:

Your ticket will still be accepted at no extra cost on:

• Thameslink and Great Northern services between Finsbury Park and London Kings Cross/ London St Pancras

• London Underground between Finsbury Park, London Kings Cross and Moorgate

• London Buses between Finsbury Park and Moorgate

Planning your journey:

For help planning your journey, check live departure boards, view a live network map or see alternative route guides.

If you’re travelling within London, you can use the TfL Journey Planner.

Stay up to date on the move with Great Northern's WhatsApp channel. Live updates are available Monday to Friday, 07:00–21:00.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

There was a report of an obstruction on the railway earlier today, and this is has caused some disruption to services.

Network Rail staff have attended and removed the obstruction, which has reopened the lines for trains to run.

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.