Severe delays hit Circle and Hammersmith & City lines
The Circle Line (clockwise) and Hammersmith & City Line are being affected by severe delays following “an earlier customer incident at Baker Street”, says TfL.
There are also minor delays on the Metropolitan Line between Moor Park and Chesham, and between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge. Minor delays are also affecting the Jubilee Line westbound.
Harlow Town fault fixed, but ‘severe delays’ continue
Network Rail has identified and fixed the fault at Harlow Town, meaning trains are now able to run through the station.
“However due to train and crew displacements and severe delays caused, some services may be cancelled or altered at short notice,” says Greater Anglia.
Severe delays on Overground end
Earlier severe delays on the Overground caused by a trespasser on the line have been downgraded to ‘minor’ by TfL.
The delays are affecting services between Gospel Oak and Barking Riverside.
Marylebone services disrupted by landslip
Chiltern Railways urges passengers travelling between London Marylebone and Aylesbury via Amersham in Buckinghamshire to check their journeys following a landslip.
Around 5,000 tonnes of material slipped along a 20 metre section of railway embankment onrth of Stoke Mandeville station on Tuesday, following heavy rainfall.
To complete repair work Network Rail engineers need to close both tracks between Aylesbury and Amersham stations continuously from Friday to Monday (March 1-4).
The track is also closed today ahead of the repairs, meaning Chiltern Railways is running a reduced timetable.
Network Rail
“While the railway is closed, passengers are being advised about major changes to journeys between London Marylebone and Aylesbury via Amersham with buses replacing all trains between Amersham and Aylesbury Vale Parkway stations,” said Network Rail in a statement.
A rail replacement bus service will be in operation between Aylesbury Vale Parkway and Amersham while the line is closed.
Severe delays on Overground due to trespasser
TfL says severe delays are now affecting the London Overground.
A trespasser on the line near Leyton Midland Road is causing delays between Gospel Oak and Leyton Midland Road.
There’s still a good service on the rest of the Overground.
Which services are affected by the issues this morning?
The following services are subject to cancellations and delays this morning, due to the ongoing signalling issue at Harlow Town:
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Cambridge to London Liverpool Street
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Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street
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Bishops Stortford and Stratford
The services are being affected in both directions.
Teams working on-site to fix issue
Network Rail response teams have arrived on site and are investigating the signalling issue, National Rail has said.
It’s given no timeframe for the repairs. Its website currently says: “Disruption is expected until further notice.”
Greater Anglia trying to arrange rail replacement buses
Greater Anglia says on X, formerly, Twitter, it is “trying to source rail replacement buses to operate between Broxbourne and Stansted Airport”.]
The rail operator’s website shows at least 19 services have been cancelled this morning.
Signal failure affecting trains to and from London, including Stansted Express
Stansted Express and Greater Anglia service are being affected by a signal failure at Harlow Town this morning.
Trains running through Harlow Town – including services between Cambridge and Liverpool Street, Bishops Stortford and Stratford, and Stansted Express services between Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport – are affected by the disruption.
Services are being delayed and cancelled.
