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Lines reopened: disruption between Romford and Shenfield expected until the end of the day 

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Service alteration details

Incident reported: Thursday 24 September 2026 at 20:03

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Last updated

Thursday 24 September 2026 at 23:49

Train operators affected

  • Elizabeth line
  • Greater Anglia

Route(s) affected

Elizabeth line between Heathrow Terminal 5 / Heathrow Terminal 4 / London Paddington / London Liverpool Street and Shenfield

Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria / Southminster / Witham / Braintree / Colchester / Clacton-on-Sea / Harwich International / Ipswich / Norwich

Description

Following animals on the railway between Romford and Shenfield, all lines have now reopened. Whilst service recovers, trains running between these stations may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 20 minutes.

This is expected until the end of the day.

Greater Anglia customer advice:

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

  • c2c between London Fenchurch Street and Southend Central

  • Elizabeth line services between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield

  • London Underground:

    • Circle line between Liverpool Street and Tower Hill

Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.

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.

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