London travel news LIVE: Burst water pipe causes major disruption between Stratford and Tottenham Hale

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  • March 5, 2024
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What you need to know to get around London this morning:

Disruption between Startford and Tottenham Hale continues

A burst water main near the tracks has caused disruption to Greater Anglia trains between Stratford and Bishops Stortford.

This was first reported at around 9.30am today and it is still the case now.

Overground disruption at Stratford continues

Overground lines near Stratford have reopened following a road vehicle colliding with a bridge earlier today between Camden Road and Caledonian Road & Barnsbury.

However, as services recover, London Overground services may still be cancelled, delayed or revised, officials have said.

Disruption is expected until 2.30pm.

Disruption on Southern and Thameslink

A safety inspection of the track between Purley and Gatwick Airport via Redhill means that some lines are disrupted.

Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised, passengers are being warned.

Affected services include Southern between London Victoria and Reigate / Ore / Southampton Central / Littlehampton / Eastbourne / Bognor Regis / Portsmouth & Southsea.

Thameslink is also affected between Peterborough and Horsham, and between Cambridge and Brighton, and between Bedford and Three Bridges / Brighton.

Bus smashes through pub window on busy Soho street

A bus dramatically smashed into a pub window in one of London’s busiest shopping streets on Tuesday morning.

A number 9 bus crashed into a branch of All Bar One on New Oxford Street just after 10am, forcing the road to close.

A Met Police spokesperson said there were no reported injuries.

“We were called at 10.16am on Tuesday, March 5, to reports that a bus had collided with a pub in New Oxford Street, WC1,” said the spokesperson.

“Officers responded. There were no reports of any injuries.”

The scene of the crash

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No Overground trains to/from Startford until at least 1pm

London Overground services to/from Stratford may be cancelled until 1pm.

This is because a road vehicle collided with a bridge between Camden Road and Caledonian Road & Barnsbury, leaving all lines blocked.

London Overground part suspended

There is no service between Stratford and Richmond/Clapham Junction due to a vehicle hitting a bridge at Camden Road.

Disruption between Stratford and Tottenham Hale

All Greater Anglia lines are blocked between Stratford and Tottenham Hale because of a burst water main near the railway.

Train services running through these stations may be cancelled. Disruption is expected until further notice.

Hammersmith & City Line no longer delayed

The Hammersmith & City Line has returned to running a good service.

Northern Line no longer delayed

The Northern Line has returned to running a good service.

Central Line is no longer delayed

The Central Line has returned to running a good service.