Major disruption between Stevenage and Peterborough / Cambridge expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland

Great Norther between Moorgate and Stevenage, and also between London Kings Cross and Cambridge / Peterborough / Kings Lynn

Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull

LNER between London Kings Cross and Bradford Forster Square / Leeds / Doncaster / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Aberdeen

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Thameslink between Brighton / London Kings Cross and Cambridge, and also between Horsham and Peterborough

Description

Damage to the overhead wires in the Hitchin area means some lines are blocked. Trains running between Stevenage and Peterborough / Cambridge may be delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

LNER are advising passengers do not travel between London Kings Cross and Peterborough.

Hull Trains customer advice:

Rail replacement transport has been requested to run between London Kings Cross and Peterborough. We will provide further information once more is known.

Tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on the following routes:

• East Midlands Railway services between London St Pancras International and Sheffield

• TransPennine Express services between Sheffield and Doncaster

LNER customer advice:

Tickets for travel on Monday 1 June will be valid for use on Tuesday 2 June.

If you are unable to defer your journey, arrangements are in place to assist you to complete your journey.

You can use your ticket on the following train companies at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast between London Euston, Manchester and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

• CrossCountry between Sheffield, Doncaster / Leeds, York and Newcastle / Edinburgh

• Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street, Stevenage and Peterborough

• Great Northern and Thameslink between London Kings Cross, Stevenage and Peterborough

• Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

• Northern between Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate, Skipton, York

• TransPennine Express between Manchester, Leeds and York / Newcastle

Replacement buses have been requested. We will provide further information once more is known.

Please see the alternative route map for more details:

Alternative Route Map

Great Northern and Thameslink customer advice:

If you are travelling now, your journey will be delayed and you will need to use an alternative route to reach your destination. No trains are able to run between Cambridge / Peterborough and Hitchin / Stevenage, in either direction until further notice.

If you are travelling to or from the below stations, you will need to use an alternative route for your journey.

• Peterborough

• Huntingdon

• St Neots

• Sandy

• Biggleswade

• Arlesey

• Hitchin

• Foxton

• Shepreth

• Meldreth

• Royston

• Ashwell & Morden

• Baldock

• Letchworth Garden City

• Knebworth

• Welwyn North

Rail replacement buses have been requested but not yet confirmed. Once we have an update, we will update you here.

You can use your ticket on the below alternative operators:

• Thameslink or Great Northern services
  - Between Stevenage and Moorgate or Welwyn Garden City and London Kings Cross

• Greater Anglia between Ely / Cambridge and London Liverpool Street

• CrossCountry between Peterborough and Ely

• East Midlands Railways between Peterborough and Ely

• London Underground between London terminals and towards your destination
  - Please note that these services are facing disruption and may be delayed and busy
  

Using an alternative route will increase your journey time. Please allow an extra 60 minutes for your journey this evening.

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 the network here:

- Thameslink live route map

- Great Northern live route map

You can also see an alternative route guides here:

- Thameslink alternative route guide

- Great Northern alternative route guide

Great Northern and Thameslink apps will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more?

We have been informed of damage to the overhead wires in the Hitchin area. This means that there is no electricity to trains and we are unable to run any trains through this area until further notice.

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.