Disruption between Clapham Junction and London Waterloo expected until 15:00
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Friday 18 September 2026 at 08:47
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Last updated
Friday 18 September 2026 at 11:08
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
Between Exeter St Davids / Yeovil Junction / Weymouth / Poole / Salisbury / Portsmouth Harbour / Basingstoke / Reading / Alton / Windsor & Eton Riverside / Haslemere / Guildford / Shepperton / Woking / Chessington South / Weybridge / Hampton Court / Dorking and London Waterloo
Description
A fault with the signalling system between Queenstown Road (Battersea) and Vauxhall means that some lines are disrupted. As a result, trains running between Clapham Junction and London Waterloo may be revised to not call at some stations or be cancelled in full.
Disruption expected to continue until 15:00.
Customer advice:
Until further notice the following alterations will apply:
Suburban:
Trains running to and from London Waterloo and Guildford via Epsom, Guildford via Cobham, Woking, Chessington, Dorking and Hampton Court services may be delayed or altered at short notice
Long distance and mainline services:
Trains to and from London Waterloo and Weymouth, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Exeter St Davids and Alton may be be delayed or altered or altered at short notice
Windsor and Reading services
Services from Clapham Junction towards London Waterloo will not be stopping at Queenstown Road until further notice
How do you get to your destination?
You can continue to use train service through this area but please allow extra time for your journeys due to the delays and alterations to services
If you are travelling to Queenstown Road, please use any service to Vauxhall and change for another service towards Clapham Junction that stops at Queenstown Road
If you are at Queenstown Road travelling towards London Waterloo, please use any service to Clapham Junction and change there
You are advised to check your journey for any alterations before you travel. You may be required to change for another South Western Railway service to reach your destination.
If you need any help with your journey, please speak to a member of staff or use a station help point.
If you would prefer to use local buses to continue your journey please check Traveline. South Western Railway tickets are not valid on local buses unless stated above.
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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