Disruptions & planned work

A broken down train between Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 19:00. Customer advice: A train has developed a fault in the Gordon Hill area. As a result, some trains cannot run through this section and journeys are likely to take longer than normal. You should allow at least 60 minutes extra to reach your destination. For the latest information, check station screens and use online journey planners. Changes for services: Peak services that run between Moorgate and Hertford North / Gordon Hill have been suspended. Services that normally run between Moorgate and Stevenage via Hertford North will now run fast to Stevenage. For stations between Bowes Park and Watton-at-Stone, please stay on the train from Stevenage as this will call all stops along the Hertford Loop on it's return journey to Moorgate. This may increase your journey time by up to 60 minutes. Ticket Acceptance: Your ticket may be used at no extra cost on the following: Alternative Great Northern and Thameslink services between Moorgate, London Kings Cross and Stevenage Alternative Thameslink services between London Kings Cross and Stevenage Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Hertford East. This will be a bus between Broxbourne and Hertford East. Then from London Liverpool Street to Broxbourne this will be a train London Overground between Liverpool Street and Enfield Town London Underground between Moorgate, King's Cross & St Pancras International and Cockfosters If you are travelling from Hertford North towards London: If you are travelling from Hertford North and travelling into London, you may travel from Hertford East. You can see the route . From there, travel on a Greater Anglia service to London Liverpool Street. You can alternatively travel on Great Northern service via the Hertford Loop to reach your destination. Replacement buses are en route: Some replacement buses have been resourced, so you may be able to use these to get to your destination. These buses are expected to arrive at 17:30 They are then due to operate on the following routes: 2 at Gordon Hill to run all stops to Stevenage - These have been covered by Grange Travel 2 at Stevenage to run all stops to Gordon Hill - These have been covered by Plus and Richard Taylor Bus suppliers will be Grange Travel, Plus and Richard Taylor. Planning your journey: For help planning your journey, check live departure boards , view a live network map or see alternative route guides . If you’re travelling within London, you can use the TfL Journey Planner . Stay up to date on the move with Great Northern's WhatsApp channel . Live updates are available Monday to Friday, 07:00–21:00. Can you tell me more about the incident? Unfortunately, a train in the Gordon Hill area has developed a fault. The nature of the issue means it can't move, so it's blocking the line through the Hertford Loop in both directions. It's likely that in this case, we'll need to send our specialist engineers to site, known as "fitters". Fitters are based in key locations around the network, 24 hours a day, and they are able to attend anywhere on routes. Once they are on site, progress updates will be monitored to ensure that the railway can be reopened as promptly as possible. Another train may also need to be sent to tow the defective one away. This procedure, known as arranging a rescue train, will be done as quickly as possible, usually by sending a similar type of train to attach. The combined train will be taken out of use and sent to a depot. Until the defective train can be moved, an alternative way to get other trains around the issue will be explored. This depends how many lines are available, and whether the signalling equipment is set up to allow trains to be routed around the problem. This is more often the case on major routes, but not always. Work will be undertaken with Network Rail's controllers to decide how many more trains can be sent through the area, and if this isn't possible, alternative solutions will be explored to help you continue your journey. Ticket flexibility: If your train is cancelled, you will be able to travel on an alternative service operated by any other participating train company , either two hours before or two hours after the original departure time of the cancelled service, in order to reach your destination. If you decide not to travel or cannot complete your journey due to cancellations, you are entitled to a full refund from your original point of sale. For further information and guidance please contact your train company or speak to a member of railway staff. Check before you travel: You can check your journey using the National Rail real-time Journey Planner . For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey. 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.

From 21 Oct 2026, 15:22 · End time not supplied · Source changed 21 Oct 2026, 17:05

Operators: Great Northern

Engineering work is taking place between London Kings Cross and Peterborough, closing all lines. No trains will run between London Kings Cross and Peterborough all weekend. Background information on the work can be found below at the bottom of this page. Grand Central: No Grand Central services will run all weekend. On Monday, the 07:48 London Kings Cross to Sunderland service will not run. Great Northern and Thameslink: No trains will run between Moorgate / London St Pancras International / London Kings Cross and Letchworth Garden City / Peterborough all weekend. A shuttle train service will run between Letchworth Garden City and Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn. Rail replacement buses will run between: Bedford and Peterborough via St Neots / Huntingdon Hitchin and Peterborough, calling at all stations Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City Alexandra Palace and Stevenage via Hertford North, calling at all stations St Albans City and Stevenage, calling at Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North and Knebworth Alexandra Palace and Welwyn Garden City, calling at New Southgate, Oakleigh Park, New Barnet, Cockfosters (London Underground), Potters Bar, Brookmans Park, Welham Green and Hatfield Cockfosters and Potters Bar via Hadley Wood Ticket acceptance: You can use your tickets at no extra cost on Thameslink services between London St Pancras International and Bedford, and on Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Hertford East / Cambridge North. Paper rail tickets will be accepted on London Overground services between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town, and on London Underground services: Central line between Bank and Liverpool Street Piccadilly line between Kings Cross St Pancras and Cockfosters Northern line between Moorgate and High Barnet Northern line between Kings Cross St Pancras and Bank Victoria line between Kings Cross St Pancras and Tottenham Hale And also on London Buses: Routes 107 / 307 / 384 between New Barnet and High Barnet Route 21 between Moorgate and Drayton Park Routes 29 / N29 / 91 / N91 / 141 / 144 / W3 between London Kings Cross / Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace Hull Trains: Hull Trains will be running an amended timetable with trains running between Hull and London St Pancras International. 2 trains will run in each direction on Saturday and 3 trains will run in each direction on Sunday. Trains will not call at Beverley, Cottingham, Doncaster, Retford or Grantham. LNER: Trains to / from London Kings Cross will now start / terminate at Peterborough, not calling at stations between Peterborough and London Kings Cross. A rail replacement coach service will run between Peterborough and Bedford. A limited train service will run between Newcastle and Bedford. You can use your tickets at no extra cost with Thameslink between Bedford and London St Pancras International. Monday: The following LNER services will be amended: The 05:20 Doncaster to Edinburgh will now start at Newcastle The 05:40 London Kings Cross to Leeds will now start at Doncaster The 05:48 London Kings Cross to Aberdeen will now start at Leeds The 06:30 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh will now start at Peterborough The 06:33 London Kings Cross to Newcastle will not run The 06:40 London Kings Cross to Leeds will not run The 06:45 London Kings Cross to Lincoln will now depart at 06:40 and not call at Stevenage The 08:33 Harrogate to London Kings Cross will now start from Leeds The 09:47 London Kings Cross to York will depart at 09:45 The 10:33 Harrogate to London Kings Cross will now start from Leeds Lumo: Trains that usually run between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street will run a reduced service between Newcastle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street only. Travel suggestion: During this weekend, you are recommended to change your journey at Peterborough or Bedford. Trains running to or from Sheffield, Chesterfield, and Nottingham will be extremely busy and you are advised to avoid travelling via this route where possible. Background information: The East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) is a landmark scheme that will introduce in-cab digital signalling on the southern part of the East Coast Main Line, between London Kings Cross and Grantham. The work on the East Coast Main Line on 28 and 29 November is taking place as part of the Government-funded transformational East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP), that will see state-of-the-art digital signalling introduced, providing continuous, real-time information to the driver’s cab. This is aimed at improving reliability for passengers, while also reducing emissions. The digital technology is already being used on Great Northern passenger services between Finsbury Park and Moorgate in London. If you would like to know more about ECDP please visit the East Coast Digital Programme website . Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Buses / Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner . Replacement bus travel advice: For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 28 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 30 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 20 Oct 2026, 12:43

Operators: Grand Central, Great Northern, Hull Trains, LNER, Lumo, Thameslink

Engineering work is taking place in the Bethnal Green, closing some lines. Trains between London Liverpool Street and Chingford will not call at Bethnal Green all day on Sunday. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on Trains to / from Enfield Town / Cheshunt, changing at Hackney Downs. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner .

From 10 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 10 Jan 2027, 23:59 · Source changed 19 Oct 2026, 11:44

Operators: London Overground

Engineering work is taking place between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt via Seven Sisters, closing all lines overnight from Monday evening until Friday morning. Greater Anglia / Stansted Express: Between 23:35 and 05:15 each night, trains that usually run via Seven Sisters will be amended to run via Tottenham Hale, with slightly extended journey times. Stations on the Tottenham Hale line are only a short distance from those on the Seven Sisters line. You can view maps that show routes between these stations on the Greater Anglia website . London Overground: From 23:35 until the end of service on Monday to Thursday evenings, no trains will run between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town / Cheshunt. Rail replacement buses will run between Seven Sisters and Enfield Town / Cheshunt. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services: Alternative London Overground service to / from Hackney Downs. Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt. London Bus Routes: 254 between Bethnal Green and Cambridge Heath, London Fields and Hackney Downs 276 between Hackney Downs and Rectory Road 106 / 393 between Clapton and Stoke Newington 243 / 254 between Seven Sisters and Stamford Hill 149 / 249 / 279 / 349 between Seven Sisters and Edmonton Green 192 between Edmonton Green and Enfield Town 349 between Edmonton Green and Southbury 279 between Edmonton Green and Turkey Street 279 / 251 between Turkey Street and Theobalds Grove 251 / 310 between Theobalds Grove and Cheshunt London Underground: Central line to / from Bethnal Green Victoria line to / from Seven Sisters Check before you travel: If you are travelling with Greater Anglia / Stansted Express, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . If you are travelling with London Overground, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel. You can plan your journey on London Buses / Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner . Replacement bus travel advice: For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 23 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 27 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 11:14

Operators: Greater Anglia, London Overground, Stansted Express

Engineering work is taking place on the Weaver line between London Liverpool Street and Chingford / Enfield Town / Cheshunt, closing all lines until 09:50 on Sunday. Until 09:50 on Sunday morning, no trains will run between London Liverpool Street and Chingford / Enfield Town / Cheshunt. Rail replacement buses will run between Hackney Downs and Chingford, and between Seven Sisters and Enfield Town / Cheshunt. You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services: Alternative London Overground services to / from Hackney Central Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale / Waltham Cross / Cheshunt London Bus Routes: 254 Bethnal Green to Cambridge Heath, London Fields and Hackney Downs 276 between Hackney Downs and Rectory Road 106 / 393 between Clapton and Stoke Newington 243 / 254 between Seven Sisters and Stamford Hill 149 / 249 / 279 / 349 between Seven Sisters, Bruce Grove, White Hart Lane, Silver Street and Edmonton Green 192 between Edmonton Green, Bush Hill Park and Enfield Town 349 between Edmonton Green and Southbury 279 between Edmonton Green and Turkey Street 310 / 251 between Waltham Cross and Theobalds Grove 212 between Chingford and Highams Park 97 / 212 between Chingford and Waltham Cross London Underground: Central line to / from Bethnal Green Victoria line to / from Seven Sisters Victoria line to / from Waltham Cross Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Buses / Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner . Replacement bus travel advice: For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 22 Nov 2026, 00:00 · Until 22 Nov 2026, 23:59 · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 10:39

Operators: London Overground

Engineering work is taking place on the Weaver line between London Liverpool Street and Chingford / Enfield Town / Cheshunt, closing all lines until 09:50 on Sunday. Until 09:50 on Sunday morning, no trains will run between London Liverpool Street and Chingford / Enfield Town / Cheshunt. Rail replacement buses will run between Hackney Downs and Chingford, and between Seven Sisters and Enfield Town / Cheshunt. If you have a National Rail paper ticket or e-ticket, you can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following operators’ services: Greater Anglia services from London Liverpool Street or Tottenham Hale to Waltham Cross / Cheshunt Mildmay line for Hackney Downs (Hackney Central) Central line for Bethnal Green Victoria line to Seven Sisters / Walthamstow Central London Bus routes: 254 from Bethnal Green Central Line station to Cambridge Heath, London Fields and Hackney Downs 276 for journeys between Hackney Downs and Rectory Road 106 or 393 for journeys between Clapton and Stoke Newington 243 and 254 for journeys between Seven Sisters and Stamford Hill 149, 249, 279 and 349 for journeys between Seven Sisters, Bruce Grove, White Hart Lane, Silver Street and Edmonton Green 192 for journeys between Edmonton Green, Bush Hill Park and Enfield Town 349 for journeys between Edmonton Green and Southbury 279 for journeys between Edmonton Green and Turkey Street 310 / 251 from Waltham Cross Station to Theobalds Grove 253 for Clapton W11 / 275 for St James Street 230 or W15 and W16 to Wood Street 212 from Chingford to Highams Park 97 / 212 from Chingford to Walthamstow Central If you are using contactless payment / Oyster card, you can also use the above alternative travel options but you will be required to pay the normal tap in / tap out fares for your journey. Check before you travel: You can plan your journey using the National Rail Journey Planner . You can plan your journey on London Buses / Underground by using the Transport for London Journey Planner . Replacement bus travel advice: For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page . You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page . Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

From 3 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Until 3 Jan 2027, 00:00 · Source changed 13 Oct 2026, 08:23

Operators: London Overground