A safety inspection of the track between Gidea Park and Shenfield means some lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 30 minutes, revised or cancelled.
Disruption is expected until 21:00.
Alternative travel advice
Elizabeth line
Services may be terminated at and started back from Gidea Park. Harold Wood, Brentwood and Shenfield will not be served.
Tickets will be accepted on the following routes:
- London Buses via any reasonable route
- Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield
Greater Anglia
Tickets will be accepted on c2c services between London Fenchurch Street and Southend Central.
Some Elizabeth line trains will run on the tracks usually used by Greater Anglia trains. This is likely to lead to congestion, resulting in delays, changes to journeys and cancellations.
Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.
Additional Information
Network Rail engineers are on route to the site to repair the rails.
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.