Due to urgent repairs to the track between Shepherd's Bush and Watford Junction all lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations will be cancelled or terminate / start back at Shepherd's Bush.
Wembley Central, Harrow & Wealdstone and Watford Junction will not be served.
Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Customer Advice:
Southern trains are unable to run past Shepherds Bush until further notice.
To help you complete your journey you can use your ticket on the following, at no extra cost to yourself:
-
London Overground services between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction (via Willesden Junction)
-
London Overground services between London Euston and Watford Junction
-
London Underground via any reasonable route
An alternative route map can be found here.
Can you tell me more about the incident?
Network Rail engineers have found a cracked rail at a crossing, on the line we use between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction. Until this has been replaced no trains are allowed to run over the crossing. All of our services that would normally run between East Croydon and Watford Junction will now run between East Croydon to Shepherds Bush, and back, only.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner
Twitter:
If you would like to follow this incident on Twitter, please use #ShepherdsBush
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.