Disruption between Luton Airport Parkway and London St Pancras International expected until 07:30 

Route(s) affected

East Midlands Railway between Sheffield / Lincoln / Derby / Nottingham / Corby and London St Pancras International

Thameslink between Bedford and Rainham (Kent) / Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges / East Grinstead / Haywards Heath / Horsham / Brighton, and between Luton and Elephant & Castle / Sutton (Surrey) / Gillingham (Kent) / Rainham (Kent) / Orpington, and between St Albans City and Sutton (Surrey)

Description

Some lines between Luton Airport Parkway and London St Pancras International are closed to allow the emergency services to carry out their work safely. Services running between these stations may be delayed by up to 60 minutes, cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 07:30

East Midlands Railway customer advice:

How does this affect your train?

There are less tracks than normal available to use between Luton and London St Pancras International, meaning East Midlands Railway cannot run their usual number of trains.

East Midlands Railway expect to only run half of their trains on these routes this morning. Where possible, they will try and not cancel consecuctive trains.

How do you get where you need to be?

You should continue to travel as originally planned however your journey may be delayed by 60 minutes.

East Midlands Railway are currently looking at alternative arrangements to keep you on the move. Please remember that this can take time and be assured that they are working to arrange this as quickly as possible for you.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on Thameslink services between Bedford and London St Pancras International. Please note that Thameslink are also affected by this disruption.

Some of East Midlands Railways usual ticket restrictions have been relaxed. If you hold an ‘Advance Ticket’ which is usually valid on a specific train you may use it to travel on any of their trains on this route this morning.

These arrangements will remain in place until the line re-opens and the train service recovers.

Thameslink customer advice:

If you are travelling between St Albans City and West Hampstead Thameslink you may need to use an alternative service to complete your journey. This is due to emergency services dealing with an incident in the Cricklewood area.

Your journey may take longer than normal and you should allow an additional 30 minutes extra to reach your destination.

For the latest information, check station screens and use our online journey planners.

Ticket Acceptance:

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

• Alternative Thameslink services between Bedford, London, and Brighton

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

• London Buses between Brent Cross West and London St Pancras International, and between Sutton, Wimbledon, and Streatham

• London Overground services between West Hampstead Thameslink and London terminals

• London Underground services between West Hampstead Thameslink and London terminals

• South Western Railway services between Wimbledon and London Waterloo

• Southern services between Sutton and London terminals

Planning your journey:

You can use live departure boards, a live map of the network and the alternative route guide to help you.

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

The Thameslink app will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Due to emergency services currently dealing with an incident in the Cricklewood area, some services may be altered or delayed at short notice.

Whilst Thameslink work closely with Network Rail staff to investigate this ongoing incident, please allow additional time to complete your journey today.

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.