Disruption through Romford expected until 10:00
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Saturday 29 August 2026 at 22:46
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Last updated
Sunday 30 August 2026 at 00:08
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
Elizabeth line between Heathrow Terminal 5 / Heathrow Terminal 4 / London Paddington / London Liverpool Street and Shenfield, and also between London Paddington / London Liverpool Street and Gidea Park
Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria / Chelmsford / Colchester / Harwich International
Description
Emergency engineering works are taking place at Romford to remove a speed restriction. As a result, two of the four lines through Romford are closed. Trains running through this station may be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes or revised.
Disruption is expected until 10:00.
Greater Anglia customer advice:
Fewer trains are able to run between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield. Greater Anglia trains are sharing the remaining open lines with the Elizabeth line between Ilford and Gidea Park and may be delayed.
Some trains will terminate / start at Shenfield to avoid congestion in the area. Check live departure boards to check your train.
Please be prepared for a delay to your journey. You may need to take a different train than originally planned.
Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.
Specific train service alterations and live departure boards are available to help plan your journey.
You can check your next train and alternative options using the live map.
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.
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