Major disruption between West Ruislip and London Marylebone expected until 10:30 

Route(s) affected

Between Stourbridge Junction / Birmingham Snow Hill / Birmingham Moor Street / Banbury / Bicester North / Aylesbury / Oxford / Princes Risborough / High Wycombe / Gerrards Cross / West Ruislip and London Marylebone

Description

A fault with the signalling system at South Ruislip means that all lines are blocked.

As a result, trains travelling between West Ruislip and Wembley Stadium will be delayed up to 90 minutes, revised or cancelled.

Major disruption is expected until 10:30.

Please note, this issue is also causing disruption to Great Western Railway services between West Ealing and Greenford. You can see more information about this on the Status and Disruptions page.

A visual disruption map video is now available.

Customer advice:

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

• Avanti West Coast between Birmingham New Street, Milton Keynes Central and London Euston

• CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street, Leamington Spa, Banbury, Oxford and Reading

• Great Western Railway between Banbury, Oxford, Reading and London Paddington

• London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street, Coventry, Milton Keynes Central, Cheddington, Tring, Berkhamstead and London Euston

• West Midlands Railway between Coventry and Leamington Spa

• London Underground services as follows:

  • Bakerloo line between Oxford Circus, Paddington and Marylebone

  • Central line between West Ruislip, South Ruislip and Oxford Circus

  • Metropolitan line between Amersham, Rickmansworth, Harrow-on-the-Hill and Baker Street

Additional information:

There is a fault with the signalling system that is disrupting services on various lines in the area - including between West Ruislip and London Marylebone. The signalling system is how trains are kept a safe distance apart and directed onto the various lines along their journey.

Network Rail are sending colleagues to investigate.

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.