Lines reopened between Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central: major disruption expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Milton Keynes Central and Birmingham New Street, and also between London Euston and Wolverhampton / Crewe / Chester / Holyhead / Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Piccadilly / Preston / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

Caledonian Sleeper between London Euston and Glasgow Central / Inverness

London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central / Northampton / Birmingham New Street / Crewe

Description

Lines have reopened between Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central following the earlier incident where a person was hit by a train. Trains running between these stations may still be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised.

If you've been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 from any phone for a confidential chat.

Southern are no longer affected by this disruption.

Major disruption is expected to continue until the end of the day.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

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

• CrossCountry between Reading / Leicester / Sheffield and Birmingham New Street

• Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street

• East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Sheffield

• Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Reading

• LNER between London Kings Cross and Leeds

• TransPennine Express between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly

If your ticket is dated for today (Thursday 15 January) you may use it tomorrow (Friday 16 January), at no extra cost should you wish to abandon your journey this evening.

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.

If you no longer wish to travel because your train's delayed or cancelled, you can request a full refund from where you bought your ticket.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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.