Disruption between Watford Junction and Clapham Junction / London Euston expected until 10:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Lancaster / Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street / Holyhead / Chester / Wolverhampton / Birmingham New Street and London Euston

London Northwestern Railway between Crewe / Birmingham New Street / Coventry / Rugby / Northampton / Milton Keynes Central / Bletchley / Tring and London Euston, and also between St Albans Abbey and Watford Junction

Southern between Watford Junction and Selhurst / East Croydon

Description

A fault on a train between Watford Junction and Clapham Junction / London Euston means that some lines are blocked.

As a result, trains running to / from these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

This is expected until 10:00.

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.

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.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on Thameslink services between Watford Junction and London Euston in both directions.

Southern customer advice:

There is currently a broken down train in the Watford Junction area, which means that Southern services will not be able to run between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction

Trains from East Croydon towards Watford Junction will terminate at Shepherds Bush. Services from Watford Junction to East Croydon will start from Shepherds Bush.

For journeys between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction you will need to use alternative travel.

Please allow at least an up to an additional 45 minutes time to complete your journey.

For the latest information, please check our online journey planners and station information boards.

Ticket Acceptance:

You can use your existing ticket on the below service at no extra cost:

• Alternative Southern services between any London stations

• Alternative Thameslink services between any London stations

• London Northwestern Railway services between Watford Junction and London Euston

• London Underground between all London terminals

• London Overground services between Watford Junction and London Euston, and between Willesden Junction and Clapham Junction

• London Buses between Watford Junction and Clapham Junction

Planning your journey:

Live departure boards can be viewed, as well as a live map of the network.

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

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A train has developed a fault and is unable to move, blocking the line towards Clapham Junction from Watford Junction.

Operators are sending specialist engineers ("fitters") to the site to assess and fix the issue as quickly as possible. If needed, we may also arrange a rescue train to tow the faulty train to a depot.

While they work to move the train, Southern will try to divert other services if possible. This depends on available tracks and signalling options. Southern are working closely with Network Rail to minimise disruption and will update you as soon as they have more information.

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.