A shortage of train crew means a reduced service is running across Great Northern and Thameslink networks.
We anticipate disruption will continue until the end of service tomorrow.
Customer Advice
If you're travelling today, north of London:
Please check your journey immediately before you travel to ensure your train is running.
Services between Peterborough and Horsham are subject to cancellation, so you will have to wait longer for an available service or use an alternative route.
Your tickets are being accepted on on the following operators at no additional cost:
- Greater Anglia between Peterborough, Cambridge and London
- East Midlands Railway between Peterborough and Ely
For assistance with alternative routes, please see our alternative route map. To see which lines are affected, you can view our live route map.
If you're travelling today, south of London:
There will be fewer trains running between London and Horsham via Redhill. You will need to wait longer for an available service, or you can use Southern services between London Victoria and Horsham at no additional cost.
If you're travelling tomorrow, north of London (Sat 30 July):
Only travel if absolutely necessary on the following routes:
- Peterborough and London
- Cambridge and London
- Stevenage / Hertford North and Moorgate
We expect services to be cancelled at short notice on the day so please consider if your journey is necessary. If you do travel, make sure to leave plenty of time to reach your destination and check your journey as close to your intended travel time as possible, to see if your train is running.
Due to ASLEF industrial action, other operators in the area such as London North Eastern Railway, Greater Anglia and London Overground are severely disrupted with NO service on parts of their network. This means our services which are running will be extremely busy, so only travel if absolutely necessary. Please see their travel advice if your normal journey includes one of these operators.
If you're travelling tomorrow, north of London (Sat 30 July):
There will be fewer Thameslink services on the following routes:
- Between Horsham, Gatwick Airport and London (Via Redhill)
- Brighton and London.
You will need to use alternative services to complete your journey. Please be aware that due to the ASLEF strike action affecting other operators, we are anticipating our services to be much busier than usual.
Please check your journey as close to your intended travel time as possible to make sure your train is running.
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.