Due to a fault with the signalling system between Balham and London Victoria trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 15 minutes.
Disruption is expected until 13:30.
Customer Advice:
Due to a fault with the signalling system in the Wandsworth Common area, trains between Balham and London Victoria will be disrupted. It may take you up to 15 minutes longer than usual to reach your destination.
Trains from Horsham / Dorking towards London will call at Balham on platform 4 rather than platform 2, so please take care when travelling at this station.
Some trains from West Croydon towards London Victoria will not call at Battersea Park. Please travel onwards to London Victoria, then change for a return service which will call as normal.
Trains from London Victoria are not directly affected - they will call at stations as usual but may be subject to knock-on delays.
Before travelling, please check journey planners and station information boards, and allow extra time to reach your destination.
Check the live map here to see if your journey has been affected.
Can you tell me more about the incident?
The rail network is designed so that if a signal stops working, trains will stop before they reach it. Whilst this issue is ongoing, the train crew will stop at the affected signal and contact the signalling centre to confirm their location. At this point, the signaller will verbally authorise the driver to continue towards the next signal. This process adds time to every train's journey, leading to delays or disruption.
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.