Damage to the overhead electric wires at Alexandra Palace is causing disruption to journeys through this station. As a result of this, trains may be cancelled, delayed or diverted.
This is expected until the end of the day.
Customer Advice
Please check your journey this morning as it may be extended due to cancellations, and alterations made across the Great Northern network. Service reduction is caused by damage to the overhead wires in the Alexandra Palace area.
This will affect the following routes:
- Moorgate / Kings Cross to Welwyn Garden City
- Moorgate to Hertford North
- Kings Cross to Kings Lynn
- Kings Cross to Cambridge
- Kings Cross to Peterborough
You may use the following at no extra cost :
London Underground between Kings Cross and Moorgate (for Finsbury Park, Highbury & Islington and Old Street) and between Kings Cross and Liverpool Street (For Greater Anglia Services to Cambridge).
- Piccadilly line up to Cockfosters
London Overground between Clapham Junction and Highbury & Islington (via West Hampstead) and between Enfield Town (10-12 mins walk from Enfield Chase) and Liverpool Street.
London Buses between London terminals and between Kings Cross, Hadley Wood, Crews Hill, and Moorgate
Greater Anglia
- Between Hertford East and London Liverpool Street
- Between Cambridge and Ely
- Between Cambridge and London
Thameslink on all routes between Peterborough / Cambridge and London
Uno
- 601 between Welwyn Garden City and Radlett (for Hatfield and St Albans City)
- 602 between Hatfield, St Albans and Radlett
- 653 between Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and St Albans City
- 610/612 Between Luton, Harpenden, Hatfield (town centre), Welham Green, Brookmans Park and Potters Bar
Can you tell me more about the incident?
Damage to the overhead wires had been confirmed in the Alexandra Palace area which requires specialist equipment to be replaced. Network Rail are working hard to fix this issue as quickly as possible.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner
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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.
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