Major disruption between Peterborough and Stevenage expected until 21:00 

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between Sunderland / Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross

Great Northern between Peterborough and London Kings Cross

Hull Trains between Beverley / Hull and London Kings Cross

LNER between Aberdeen / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Middlesbrough / Skipton / York / Harrogate / Hull / Leeds / Lincoln and London Kings Cross

Lumo between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross

Thameslink between Peterborough and Horsham

Description

A fault on a train between Peterborough and St Neots, means some lines towards London Kings Cross are blocked. As a result, trains running between Peterborough and Stevenage may be cancelled or delayed by up to 100 minutes.

Major disruption is expected until 21:00

Customer advice:

LNER

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

• East Midlands Railway between Sheffield and London St Pancras International

• Northern via any reasonable route

• Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and London Euston

• TransPennine Express via any reasonable route

Rail replacement has been requested to run from Peterborough towards London.

You can choose to use your ticket dated today (8 July) for travel tomorrow (9 July).

Great Northern / Thameslink

Great Northern and Thameslink services heading south from Peterborough will be delayed. At present, the train that is blocking the line has developed the same fault again, so services will continue to be blocked from leaving Peterborough. This is affecting long distance trains in the area as well.

As trains are unable to head south from Peterborough, some services heading north will terminate at St Neots.

Your journey will be extended by up to 60 minutes.

If you're waiting on a train which is delayed between stations:

If your train is delayed between stations, please remain where you are and listen to announcements, or speak to staff for further information. We'll get you moving as soon as possible. We're aware of your location, and teams will be doing everything they can to help you continue your journey.

Please don't leave the train unless you are asked to do so. Other trains may still be moving in the area, and the track is also a very hazardous environment.

Replacement buses:

Great Northern and Thameslink have requested buses from their suppliers, but they haven't had confirmation of these yet.

If they can provide a bus service, we'll let you know by updating this message.

Bus journeys will take longer than your usual train journey on this route, and if we can, we'll provide a time estimate here.

If you do travel by rail replacement buses, your journey will be extended by up to 60 minutes, especially during rush hour.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• Thameslink and Great Northern services on any reasonable route towards your destination

• London Underground via any reasonable route

Planning your journey:

Live departure boards can be found here.

You can view a live map of the network here.

You can also see an alternative route guide here.

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner here.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

We've had a report of a fault on a train, and this is now causing delays to other services travelling through this area.

Hull Trains

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

• LNER services between Doncaster and London Kings Cross

• East Midlands Railway services between Sheffield and London St Pancras International

• Northern services between Beverley / Hull and Doncaster / Sheffield

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 information, please use this page.

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

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.