Trains cancelled at busy London stations after rail infrastructure damaged

Delays are due to last longer as a dewirement at Watford Junction has meant trains are unable to run between Watford Junction, Clapham Junction and London Euston properly. Delays were expected to last up to 30 minutes but now National Rail has said there they can last up to 45 minutes and some services can be cancelled.

You may be entitled to compensation if your journey is delayed today. National Rail advises passengers to keep their train tickets and make a note of their journeys, as both will be required to support any claim.

To file a claim, fill out this online form here.

National Rail said the delays are due to a dewirement in the Watford Junction area. This means that trains are unable to run on the route between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction until further notice. Network Rail response teams are on site and further will be provided once available.

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 information, please use the National Rail website.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on National Rail’s station information pages.

National Rail has just listed several intercity Avanti West Coast services that have been affected by delays (seen below)

To get around the cancellations and delays, passenger tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on CrossCountry services between Stafford and Manchester Piccadilly.

More routes are due to be affected by disruption as the overhead wires between London Euston / Clapham Junction and Watford Junction have been damaged. Nation Rail has listed the routes affected:

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

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

Southern between East Croydon / Selhurst / Clapham Junction and Watford Junction

Alternative routes for passengers between Euston and Watford Junction have been arranged by National Rail. This route is usually covered by London Northwestern services

Tickets will be accepted for no extra cost on the following alternatives:

• London Overground between London Euston and Watford Junction (if they are not affected by this disruption).

• London Underground Metropolitan Line between London Kings Cross / London St Pancras International – Euston Square – Baker Street – Chesham – Rickmansworth – Watford Tube – Amersham.

• Arriva bus route 321 between Watford Junction – St Albans Abbey

Rail replacement buses are running between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey.

Alternate routes for passengers between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction have been laid out by National Rail. These are usually Southern services and trains between East Croydon and Clapham Junction have been affected with cancellations too.

For these Southern Rail customers affected by the disruption, their tickets will be accepted for no extra cost on the following alternatives:

• Southern services between East Croydon, Clapham Junction and London Victoria

• London Underground on any reasonable route

• London Buses between Watford Junction and Clapham Junction

• London Overground between Watford Junction and London Euston

• West Midlands Railway between Watford Junction and London Euston

You can check if your journey will be affected using a live route map here.

Welcome to our live coverage of train disruptions between Euston, Clapham Junction and Watford Junction. Here’s what we know so far:

• Southern and London Northwestern Rail services are currently unable to run between Euston, Clapham Junction and Watford Junction
• National Rail has set out several alternate routes for both of these rail providers and routes
• Trains are expected to be delayed for 30 minutes and could be cancelled