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Disruption between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction expected until 12:00 

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Incident reported: Monday 21 September 2026 at 05:56

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Last updated

Monday 21 September 2026 at 07:22

Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

All routes to / from London Waterloo

Description

A fault with the signalling system between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction means that some lines towards Clapham Junction are disrupted. As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Customer advice:

Suburban services:

  • Trains running to and from London Waterloo and Guildford via Epsom, Guildford, Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon, Woking, Chessington, Dorking and Hampton Court services may be delayed, altered or cancelled

  • London Waterloo to Guildford via Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon service will run fast from London Waterloo to Surbiton and will not call at Vauxhall, Clapham Junction, Earlsfield and Wimbledon

  • London Waterloo to Woking stopping services will run fast from London Waterloo to Surbiton and will not call at Vauxhall, Clapham Junction, Earlsfield and Wimbledon

  • All suburban services departing London Waterloo towards Clapham Junction will not call at Vauxhall until further notice

Long distance and mainline services:

  • Trains to and from London Waterloo and Weymouth, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Exeter St Davids and Alton are expected to be delayed or altered

Windsor and Reading services:

  • Services may be delayed or altered at short notice

  • London Waterloo to Shepperton services will be diverted after Clapham Junction and Fulwell via Richmond calling additionally at Twickenham and Strawberry Hill. These services will not call at Wimbledon, Raynes Park, New Malden, Norbiton, Kingston, Hampton Wick and Teddington

  • Shepperton to London Waterloo services will be diverted between Fulwell and Clapham Junction calling additionally at Strawberry Hill and Twickenham. These services will not call at Teddington, Hampton Wick, Kingston, Norbiton, New Malden, Raynes Park and Wimbledon

  • Queenstown Road (Battersea) station will not be served until further notice. Passengers for Queenstown Road (Battersea) station from Clapham Junction should join the Southern service from platform 14 and change at Battersea Park, which is within walking distance of Queenstown Road (Battersea) station.

How to 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. You are advised to check your journey for any alterations before travelling, and you may be required to change to another South Western Railway service to reach your destination.

Your ticket can be used, at no extra cost, on the following services:

Rail services:

  • CrossCountry services between Reading and Bournemouth in both directions

  • Great Western Railway services between London Paddington and Reading in both directions

  • London Underground:

    • Bakerloo line between London Waterloo and London Paddington or change at Baker Street from the Bakerloo line to the Jubilee line for London Waterloo

    • Bakerloo line or Northern line towards Embankment and change at Embankment for District line to Wimbledon

    • District line from Wimbledon towards Embankment and change at Embankment for Bakerloo line or Northern line to London Waterloo

    • District line from Wimbledon towards Westminster and change at Westminster for Jubilee line to London Waterloo

    • Jubilee line from London Waterloo towards Westminster and change at Westminster for District line to Wimbledon

    • Jubilee line / Northern line and Victoria line between London Waterloo, Victoria and Vauxhall in both directions

Bus services:

  • Transport for London Buses on the routes between - London Waterloo - Vauxhall - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon and Surbiton

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.

Additional information:

Engineers are on site investigating and working towards rectifying the fault.

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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