Lines reopened: disruption between Stevenage and Alexandra Palace expected until 07:30 

Route(s) affected

Grand Central services between Sunderland and London Kings Cross

Great Northern services between Kings Lynn / Peterbrough / Ely / Cambridge / Royston / Letchworth Garden City and London Kings Cross, and also between Welwyn Garden City and Moorgate

Hull Trains services between Hull and London Kings Cross

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

Lumo services between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross

Thameslink services between Peterborough and London Kings Cross / Three Bridges / Horsham, between Cambridge and London Kings Cross / Brighton, and also between Welwyn Garden City and Sevenoaks

Description

Following earlier overrunning engineering works between Stevenage and Alexandra Palace all lines have reopened. Whilst service recovers, trains running between these stations may continue to be delayed by up to 10 minutes, revised or diverted via Hertford North.

Disruption is expected until 07:30.

Great Northern / Thameslink customer advice:

All lines have now reopened and operators are working to recover the service timetable. Services will continue to experience delays and alterations for a while longer this morning.

To account for delays you should allow at least 10 minutes extra time.

Alterations mean your train may not stop at some advertised stations, or will be started / terminated at a different station than planned.

Some services may also still be diverted via Hertford North which will extend journey times by at least 15 minutes.

For most journeys you can now use your normal route of travel. You may still be required to change trains for some journeys, so please check before your travel.

If you are required to change trains partway through your journey it is advised you allow at least 15 minutes of extra time.

Be advised if you're using London Buses as an alternative this will significantly extend journey times, in which case you should allow at least 20 extra minutes.

Please check your train using live departure boards and journey planners before arriving at the station.

Ticket acceptance:

Your ticket will be accepted at no extra cost on the following:

• Thameslink and Great Northern services on any reasonable route

• London Underground services on any reasonable route

• London Overground between Enfield Town and London Liverpool Street

• London Buses between Crews Hill, Potters Bar, London Kings Cross and Moorgate

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

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner.

You can also use our apps to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Engineering works haven't finished on time between Stevenage and Alexandra Palace. All lines have now reopened and operators are working to recover the service timetable.

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.