Lines have now reopened following emergency services dealing with an incident between London Victoria and Balham. However, whilst service recovers, trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 35 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer Advice

Delays are possible in the Clapham Junction area, affecting services running in both directions. Services are now starting to move again, but delays of up to 35 minutes are possible.

Please allow extra time for your journey this evening and check before you travel. For most journeys, you should be able to travel using your normal route, but if you did wish to use an alternative route then the following ticket acceptance is in place:

• Southern services via any reasonable route including to/from London Bridge
• Thameslink services via any reasonable route including between London Blackfriars, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport, Brighton and Horsham
• London Underground services via any reasonable route including between London Terminals

For help planning your alternative route, you can use an alternative route maps here.

You can check if your journey will be affected using a live route map here.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

The emergency services are dealing with an incident in the Clapham Junction area. All services that run through the area were brought to a stand for around 25 minutes, although trains are now moving again.

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.