No trains at Wimbledon Chase until approximately 23:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Sutton and St Albans City / Luton / Bedford

Description

A problem with the station lighting at Wimbledon Chase means trains are unable to call at this station. Trains will be revised to not call at this station.

Disruption is expected until approximately 23:00.

Customer advice:

Thameslink services which run between Sutton and St Albans City will not call at Wimbledon Chase. If you are planning to / from this station, you will need to use an alternative route.

If you wish to travel from Wimbledon Chase, please use an alternative route to Wimbledon where you can take train services to complete your journey.

If you wish to travel to Wimbledon Chase, please instead travel to Wimbledon and use an alternative route to reach your destination.

Ticket acceptance:

To help you complete your journey, your ticket will be accepted on the below services at no additional cost:

• Alternative Thameslink services on routes between Sutton and London Blackfriars

• London Buses between Sutton, Wimbledon Chase and Wimbledon

Using an alternative route could extend your journey time by around 20 minutes - please consider this when planning your journey.

Planning your journey:

You can view the live departure boards, and also a view 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 Thameslink app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

It is not safe for trains to call at Wimbledon Chase station and as a result no trains will call here.

Thameslink are looking at possible options on how to rectify this and they will update you.

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.