Disruption between Clapham Junction / London Euston and Watford Junction expected until 18:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Birmingham New Street / Wrexham General / Crewe / Chester / Holyhead / Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Piccadilly / Blackpool North / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and St Albans Abbey / Tring / Bletchley / Milton Keynes Central / Northampton / Birmingham New Street / Crewe

Southern between East Croydon and Watford Junction

Description

A fault on a train at Watford Junction means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between Clapham Junction / London Euston and Watford Junction may be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 18:00.

A visual disruption map video is now available

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

Southern customer advice:

Southern services are unable to run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction, via Wembley Central and Harrow & Wealdstone.

This is due to a broken down train affecting the route to and from Watford Junction.

If your train is affected, you will need to use an alternative route, which will take at least 30-45 minutes longer, so please leave extra time.

Ticket acceptance on alternative routes:

Tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on the following services:

• Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Wembley Stadium / Harrow-on-the-Hill

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

• London Underground services across Central, North and West London via any reasonable route

• London Buses on any route serving stations between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction

• London Overground services on:

  • The Mildmay line between Clapham Junction, Shepherds Bush and Willesden Junction

  • The Lioness line between Euston, Willesden Junction, Wembley Central, Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford Junction

Planning your journey:

You can see the live departure boards, and view a live map of the network.

You can also view 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.

You can use the Southern app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A broken down freight train is obstructing the route in the Watford Junction area, and this means there will be a reduced services at Shepherds Bush.

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.