Major disruption: no trains between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction / Watford Junction until approximately 10:00 

Route(s) affected

London Overground between Clapham Junction and Shepherds Bush / Willesden Junction / Stratford

Southern between East Croydon / Clapham Junction and Watford Junction

Description

Damage to the overhead electric wires between Shepherds Bush and Willesden Junction means that all lines are blocked. As a result, trains are unable to run between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction and will be cancelled, revised or diverted.

Southern services between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction are unable to run and will be cancelled.

Major disruption is expected until approximately 10:00.

London Overground customer advice:

Services between Clapham Junction and Stratford (London) will be diverted to Richmond (three trains per hour) or terminated at Willesden Junction (one train per hour).

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

• London Buses via any reasonable route

• South Western Railway between Richmond and London Waterloo via Clapham Junction

• Southern between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction (please note, services are currently suspended)

Southern customer advice:

If you are planning to travel between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction this morning, you will need to use alternative services across the area. This will take at least 30-45 minutes longer than usual.

Southern services are currently unable to run on the "West London Line" route between Watford Junction and East Croydon until further notice this morning.

This is also affecting London Overground service on the Mildmay line, which are also unable to run.

Other Southern services between Clapham Junction and East Croydon will run normally, but Southern expect these to be busier than usual.

Stations which cannot be served by Southern:

• Imperial Wharf (served by London Overground on the Mildmay line)

• West Brompton (served by some District line services, and London Overground on the Mildmay line)

• Kensington Olympia (served by some District line services, and London Overground on the Mildmay line)

• Shepherds Bush (served by the Central line, and London Overground on the Mildmay line)

• Wembley Central (served by the Bakerloo line, and London Overground on the Lioness line)

• Harrow & Wealdstone (served by London Northwestern Railway, the Bakerloo line, and London Overground on the Lioness line)

• Watford Junction (served by London Northwestern Railway and London Overground on the Lioness line)

Ticket Acceptance

To help you travel to any of these stations you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following:

• London Underground services on the following

  • Victoria line between London Victoria and London Euston

  • Central line or Circle line to and from Shepherds Bush

  • District line to and from West Brompton or Kensington Olympia

  • Bakerloo line between Central London, Wembley Central, and Harrow & Wealdstone

• Alternative Southern services connecting with the London Underground at London Victoria

• London Overground services:

  • Where available, on the Mildmay line between Clapham Junction, Shepherds Bush and Willesden Junction

  • On the Lioness line between Willesden Junction, London Euston, Wembley Central, Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford Junction

• London Northwestern Railway services between London Euston, Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford Junction

• London Buses serving stations between Clapham Junction, Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction

• Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Wembley Stadium (Wembley Stadium is around 10-15 minutes from Wembley Central - see here for directions)

Planning your journey:

You can view live departure boards, a live map of the network and an alternative route guide.

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

The Southern app will also help you plan your journey.

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.