No trains between Reading and Wokingham until approximately 12:00 

Route(s) affected

Great Western Railway between Reading and Gatwick Airport

South Western Railway between Reading and London Waterloo

Description

The emergency services are dealing with an incident near the railway between Reading and Wokingham. Whilst they do their work, all lines are closed. Trains running between these stations will be cancelled or revised.

Trains will be revised to not run between Reading and Wokingham.

Disruption is expected until approximately 12:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Great Western Railway customer advice:

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

• Elizabeth line between Reading and London Paddington

• London Underground Circle and District lines to London Victoria

• South Western Railway between Basingstoke / Guildford and Clapham Junction

• Southern between Gatwick Airport, Clapham Junction and London Victoria

• Thameslink between Gatwick Airport and Farringdon

If your train is cancelled, you may travel where available on either of the two services before, or two services after, your original train. If these are peak services or less flexible, you can still travel with your original ticket, at no extra cost.

Replacement transport provided by us such as a buses, coaches or taxis, have been requested.

South Western Railway customer advice:

Services between Reading and London Waterloo are affected. Trains from London Waterloo to Reading will terminate at Bracknell, and trains from Reading to London Waterloo will start from Bracknell until further notice.

In order to allow emergency services access to the railway all power to the track will need to be switched off in the affected area.

How do I get to my destination?

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

• Elizabeth line between Reading and London Paddington

• Great Western Railway between Reading and London Paddington

• Great Western Railway between Reading and Guildford

• 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

• Reading Buses 3 between Reading and Wokingham

• Reading Buses 4 and 4a between Reading , Earley, Winnersh Triangle, Winnersh, Wokingham and Bracknell

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.

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.