ECML services currently have long delays at Stevenage due to overhead wire problems.
Incident: Stevenage | National Rail
Disruption at Stevenage. Find details of all current incidents on National Rail Enquiries.
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Service alteration details
Incident reported: 20 Sep 2023 at 19:53
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Last updated
20 Sep 2023 at 20:21
Train operators affected
Great NorthernGrand CentralHull TrainsLNERLumoThameslink
Route(s) affected
Great Northern between Moorgate and Stevenage: and between London Kings Cross and Letchworth Garden City / Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn
Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland
Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull / Beverley
LNER between London Kings Cross and Leeds / Harrogate / Lincoln / York / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Aberdeen
Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh
Thameslink between Horsham and Peterborough: and Brighton / London Kings Cross and Cambridge
Description
Damage to the overhead electric wires at Stevenage means that some lines are blocked. Trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Customer advice
Great Northern and Thameslink
There is a reduced service between London Kings Cross and Stevenage, Hertford North, Peterborough and Cambridge tonight. Please allow extra time to complete your journey, check station screens and planners for the latest information and be aware that the trains that do run might be busier than normal.
You can use your ticket on the following, at no extra cost:
- Mutually on Thameslink and Great Northern trains
- London Underground via any reasonable route
- London Buses between central London and Potters Bar
- Greater Anglia between Cambridge and Hertford East, which is a 20-minute walk from Hertford North
- Elizabeth Line between Farringdon and London Liverpool Street – change at London Liverpool Street for Enfield Town on the London Overground route
- London Overground – Between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town, which is a 10-minute walk from Enfield Chase
LNER
You may use your ticket on the following services:
- TransPennine Express between Manchester, Leeds and York/Newcastle, via any reasonable route
- Northern between York, Doncaster and Sheffield, via any reasonable route
- East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Sheffield
- CrossCountry between Sheffield, Doncaster/Leeds, York and Newcastle/Edinburgh, via any reasonable route
- Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Doncaster
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.
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