Danger, Will Robinson. DANGER !
currently to 14:00 -
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/218361.aspx
Edit - as at 13:00, it is until 15:00
Edit - as at 13:30, it is until 16:00
Separate faults with the signalling system between Lea Bridge and Stratford and between Tottenham Hale and Hackney Downs are causing severe disruption to trains running to and from London Liverpool Street via Hackney Downs. The problem between Lea Bridge and Stratford is severely affecting trains coming out of a depot.
How is this affecting the train service?
London Overground
Trains are unable to run between Hackney Downs and Walthamstow Central. Trains on all other London Overground routes from London Liverpool Street may be delayed or cancelled.
You may use your ticket on
London Underground,
London Buses, Great Northern, Greater Anglia and TfL Rail services; for a map showing the route you may travel on please follow
this link.
Greater Anglia / Stansted Express
Customers are advised
NOT TO TRAVEL.
Trains running between London Liverpool Street and Hertford East / Stansted Airport may be cancelled or delayed by up to 90 minutes. Trains are diverting via Seven Sisters where possible and not serving stations between Hackney Downs and Cheshunt via Tottenham Hale.
Buses are running on the following routes:
- Between Bishops Stortford and Stansted Airport
- Between Stansted Airport and Witham, to allow connections to / from London via Chelmsford
You may use your ticket on the following routes:
- Great Northern services from London Kings Cross to Hertford North / Cambridge.
- London Underground services between London Liverpool/Stratford and Tottenham Hale
Travelling between Stratford and Tottenham Hale:
Customers are advised that Oyster card and Contactless payment card holders also TravelCard and Oyster Card holders without Zone 1 season ticket validity can travel via Liverpool Street at no extra charge.
Journey time Stratford to Tottenham Hale via Liverpool Street 20 to 30 minutes. The Underground Victoria line runs from Tottenham Hale via Seven Sisters to King's Cross Connecting with the Circle, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan lines to and from Liverpool Street. Journey time approximately 30 minutes allowing for changing at Kings Cross.
London Buses on route 48 connects Liverpool Street, Hackney Downs (for services to Tottenham Hale) and Walthamstow Central with Lea Bridge.
London Buses on route 55 & 56 run from Lea Bridge to Hackney Downs for Greater Anglia services to Tottenham Hale
London Buses on route 158 from Markhouse Road or Church Road 10 minutes walk from Lea Bridge serves Blackhorse Road for Victoria Line services to Tottenham Hale and Leyton and Stratford for Central Line Underground services,
London Buses route 58 from Markhouse Road or Church Road 10 minutes walk from Lea Bridge serves Leyton for Central Line Underground services to Stratford
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