Reduced service between Luton and Sutton until the end of the day

A problem in the depot at Bedford means fewer trains are able to run on the line via Sutton. As a result, some trains running between Luton and Sutton may be cancelled.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer Advice

Some Thameslink services between Luton and Sutton will be cancelled today.

You may need to leave up to 30 minutes of extra time to use the next train, or use another route to get to your destination.

Please check the next departures from your station here. You can also see if your train uses the affected route here. 

Alternative public transport options:

Thameslink have arranged for your ticket to be accepted on the following alternatives at no extra cost:

- Southern services between Sutton, Carshalton, Hackbridge, Mitcham Junction, Mitcham Eastfields or West Croydon and the London area

- Southern and Thameslink services between East Croydon and the Central London area

- London Buses on routes which serve stations between Sutton, Wimbledon, Central London and the Elstree area

- London Underground services on any reasonable route, including the District Line for Wimbledon, and the Northern Line for the Morden area

- London Trams between Wimbledon, Mitcham Junction, West Croydon and East Croydon

- Southeastern services between Herne Hill and London Blackfriars

- South Western Railway services between Wimbledon and London Waterloo

 

You can plan your journey in this area by using the TfL journey planner, or by using the alternative route guide here.

 

Can you tell me more about the incident?

On Friday, Thameslink were advised that depot staff would be unavailable at Bedford for most of today, Christmas Eve. This has particularly affected the availability of trains which serve the route between Luton and Sutton. Staff have now been resourced, but unfortunately the contingency plans for the closure of the depot have already been put in place. It is extremely difficult to now reposition all of our trains and crews to run the full service, so there will still be cancellations.

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.