Service disruption
Lines reopened: disruption between London St Pancras International and Luton expected until the end of the day
From 14 Oct 2026, 12:17 · End time not supplied
Source updated 14 Oct 2026, 20:52
East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Corby / Nottingham / Sheffield Thameslink between Brighton / Three Bridges / Gatwick Airport / East Grinstead and Bedford, and also between Rainham (Kent) and Luton
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The emergency services have completed their work following an earlier incident where a person was hit by a train. This has allowed all lines between London St Pancras International and Luton to reopen. Whilst service recovers, trains may still be delayed by up to 30 minutes, revised or cancelled. Disruption is expected until the end of the day. A visual disruption map video is available. If you've been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 from any phone for a confidential chat. East Midlands Railway customer advice: If you have an ‘Advance’ ticket which has been affected by this then you may use your original ticket at no extra cost on EMR trains after your original train time. How do I get where I need to be? Your ticket can be used at no extra cost to travel via the following alternative routes: Sheffield: You may travel to Doncaster with CrossCountry, TransPennine Express or Northern where you should change for a train to London Kings Cross. It is likely to take between 2 and 2.5 hours to complete this journey. LNER, who run the trains between Doncaster and London Kings Cross recommend booking a seat reservation. This can be done up to 5 minutes before the train departs on the LNER website . Visit the East Midlands Railway website for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Kings Cross. Derby / Chesterfield: You may travel to Birmingham New Street with CrossCountry where you should change for a train to London Euston with London Northwestern Railway or Avanti West Coast. It is likely to take between 2.5 and 3 hours to complete this journey. Visit the East Midlands Railway website for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Euston. Nottingham: You may travel to Grantham with EMR where you should change for a train to London Kings Cross. It is likely to take between 2 and 2.5 hours to complete this journey. LNER, who run the trains between Grantham and London Kings Cross recommend booking a seat reservation. This can be done up to 5 minutes before the train departs at the LNER website . Visit the East Midlands Railway website for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Kings Cross. Leicester: You may travel to Nuneaton with CrossCountry where you should change for a train to London Euston with Avanti West Coast or London Northwestern Railway. It is likely to take 2 hours to complete this journey. Visit the East Midlands Railway website for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Euston. Travel between Bedford / Wellingborough and London: You can use your tickets to travel on our Bus Replacement service between Wellingborough and Northampton. From here you can take a London Northwestern train from Northampton to London Euston. You can use your ticket to travel on trains between Corby and Kettering, and change here to travel to London on East Midlands Railway Intercity services. Travel throughout London: You may use your ticket at no extra cost on the London Underground between London St Pancras International / London Kings Cross / London Euston. All of these alternative route options are available in the opposite direction too. Don’t worry about your ticket, other train operators know about the disruption to your journey and your ticket can be used at no extra cost on their trains. If you need to start your outward journey from a different operator's station due to this disruption, then you will also be able to travel back to that station when you return, regardless of if the disruption has ended or your ticket type. Rail industry colleagues will welcome you on board with your original ticket. Thameslink customer advice: If you are travelling now, you may still need to use an alternative route to complete your journey and allow extra time to complete your journey. Services between Bedford, London, Sutton and Bedford are delayed by up to 10 minutes. A limited service is running between London Bridge and Dartford due to trains and crew having become delayed during the disruption earlier today. Travelling between Rainham and London: If you are travelling between Dartford and London, you can use alternative Southeastern services between Dartford and London or Elizabeth line service between Farringdon and Abbey Wood. A limited shuttle service continues to run between Dartford and Rainham, however it may be faster to use a combination of Southeastern services to travel on this route. Ticket acceptance: Tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on the following operators and routes: Elizabeth line services between Farringdon and Abbey Wood London Buses across central London connecting Thameslink terminals London Underground : via any reasonable route Southeastern between Rainham (Kent) and London) 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 Thameslink's WhatsApp channel . Live updates are available Monday to Friday, 07:00–21:00. 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 . 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 14 Oct 2026, 12:17 · End time not supplied · Source changed 14 Oct 2026, 20:52
Operators: East Midlands Railway, Thameslink
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