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25/03/2025

A late running freight train in the Shepherds Bush area all lines are currently disrupted. As a result, trains running through Shepherds Bush and between Richmond and Willesden Junction may be delayed by up to 45 minutes or cancelled.

Disruption is expected until 09:30.

Customer advice:

London Overground

Tickets will be accepted on local buses via any reasonable route at no extra cost.

Southern

Southern services that run between East Croydon/Clapham Junction and Watford Junction may be amended to run between East Croydon/Clapham Junction and Shepherds Bush only, or will be cancelled.

Please check before you travel this morning as you will likely need to use an alternative route to complete your journey. Journeys will also take longer than normal, so we'd advise allowing extra time - at least an extra 20 minutes.

Ticket acceptance:

Tickets will be accepted for no extra cost on the following:

  • London Northwestern Railway - services between London Euston and Tring - for Wembley Central, Harrow and Wealdstone, Watford Junction - and also between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey - for services towards London St Pancras International
  • London Overground services between Willesden Junction / London Euston and Watford Junction. Please note Overground services between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction and are suspended due to this incident
  • London Underground services on any reasonable route including:
    • via London Euston for connections to/from Watford Junction
    • The Central line for Shepherds Bush
    • The Bakerloo line for Wembley Central and Harrow & Wealdstone
    • The Metropolitan line for Wembley Park and Harrow on the Hill
    • The District line for West Brompton and Kensington Olympia
  • London Buses on any reasonable route between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction

Planning your journey:

Live departure boards can be found here.

You can view a live map of the network here, and you can also see an alternative route guide here.

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner here. You can also use our app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

A late running freight train is blocking one of the lines between Shepherds Bush and Wembley Central, which is preventing Southern from running trains between these stations. A rescue train is en route to assist the service and expected to be on site by 08:30.

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.

Affected operators
London Overground, Southern
Nationalrail link
Last updated: 25/02/25 - 08:01