A failure of the electricity supply between Peterborough and Huntingdon is causing disruption to journeys running between Peterborough and Stevenage.

As all lines are currently blocked, services may be cancelled or delayed by up to 60 minutes.

We anticipate this to continue until 19:00.

Customer advice:

Grand Central

You may use your ticket on East Midlands Railway services between Sheffield and London St Pancras International to assist with your journey.

Great Northern and Thameslink

Services cannot run between Huntingdon and Peterborough.

You will need to leave at least 60 minutes extra and use another means to complete your journey this afternoon.

At present services which normally run all the way to Peterborough, will instead terminate and restart back from Huntingdon.

To see if your route has been affected, please view a live journey map here.

Rail replacement buses have been requested but nothing has been confirmed.

Additional information:

A train has reported a problem with it's pantograph which may mean there is a fault with the overhead electric wires. Network Rail are en route to the site to investigate the incident.

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.