Disruption between Harwich Town and Manningtree expected until 10:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Harwich Town and Manningtree / Colchester / London Liverpool Street

Description

A fault with the signalling system in the Wrabness area means that the line is disrupted. As a result, trains running between Harwich Town and Manningtree will be running at reduced speeds. Trains may be delayed, cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 10:00.

Customer advice:

Network Rail engineers are en route to the affected location.

Routes affected:

• Harwich Town – London Liverpool Street

• Harwich Town - Manningtree

Service impact:

There is a signal equipment fault between Wrabness and Mistley. This is delaying services towards Manningtree.

Trains are verbally being talked past signals which is time consuming, which is causing delays on the line.

The 07:45 Harwich International to Cambridge is also delayed from Wrabness.

Alternative travel options:

Tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on the local bus routes listed below:

• Konnect bus 22

• First Essex 104

Additional information:

Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.

Specific train service alterations and live departure boards are available to help plan your journey.

You can check your next train and alternative options using the live map.

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.