Lines reopened between Hitchin and Peterborough: major disruption expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland

Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull

LNER between London Kings Cross and Lincoln / Leeds / Bradford Forster Square / Harrogate / Hull / York / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Aberdeen

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Description

Lines have now reopened following an earlier failure of the electricity supply in the Huntingdon area.

As service recovers, trains running between Hitchin and Peterborough may still be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 80 minutes or revised.

Please note, Great Northern and Thameslink services are no longer affected by this incident.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer advice:

LNER

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

• Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Peterborough

• Northern between between York, Leeds, Skipton, Harrogate and Bradford

• TransPennine Express between Manchester / Leeds and York / Newcastle

Please be aware that other operators’ services are also likely to be busy.

If you have a ticket dated for Monday 26 August you will be able to use your existing ticket on another LNER service, up to and including Tuesday 27 August.

You can make a new seat reservation here.

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.