A tree blocking the railway at Billericay means all lines are blocked.

Trains running between Shenfield and Southminster / Southend Victoria may be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 20 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 19:00.

Customer Advice:

A tree has been found resting dangerously close to the overhead wire and as a result Great Anglia are unable to run London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria services until the tree has been removed.

Network Rail response team are on site and have assessed the situation. They have confirmed the need for the tree to be removed as it is quite likely to bring the overhead wire down if ignored. As a result, train services between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria will terminate / start from Shenfield.

Services from Southend Victoria to Liverpool Street will terminate / start from Wickford.

A very small number of rail replacement buses have been sourced to operate between Shenfield and Wickford.

Services between Wickford and Southminster are not affected.

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

• If you are travelling between Southend Victoria and Liverpool Street, you may travel on c2c services between Fenchurch Street and Southend Central

Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.

You can check your next train and alternative options using the live map.

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 and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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.