London travel news LIVE: King's Cross trains disrupted as engineers fix broken rail

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Trains running from King’s Cross have been hit with severe delays because of a broken rail, affecting services heading in the Stevenage direction.

Passengers are being warned of delays of up to 25 minutes on Grand Central, Great Northern, Hull Trains, LNER, Lumo and Thameslink services between the two stations.

Meanwhile, on the M25 there are long delays due to an earlier crash at J10 A3 (Wisley Interchange). Following two separate accidents, all lanes open again.

Earlier on Friday, Southeastern trains were delayed through Lewisham Station, but this has since been resolved.

The Croydon Tramlink remains part suspended, while the Northern Line is also suffering minor delays.

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17 May 2024

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17 May 2024

Part of Blackwall Tunnel to be closed this weekend

As a reminder, part of the Blackwall Tunnel - a major river crossing - will be closed this weekend.

The southbound route will be closed from 12.01am Saturday until 5am Monday.

It is also due to shut on 1-3 June, 8-10 June and 29 June-1 July.

This is for works on the controversial Silvertown Tunnel.

17 May 2024

Minor delays on Northern Line

There are currently minor delays on the Northern Line due to a shortage of trains.

17 May 2024

Lewisham signalling fault hits Southeastern services

A signalling fault at Lewisham Station has hit several Southeastern commuter routes.

The affected routes, which may be subject to cancellations or delays, are: London Victoria and Dartford; between London Charing Cross and Hayes / Dartford / Sevenoaks; and also between London Cannon Street and Dartford / Orpington / Gravesend / Rochester.

Disruption is expected until 8.30pm.

17 May 2024

Some stations miss out on services over broken rail

Several stations are not being served because of the King’s Cross disruption.

Great Northern / Thameslink trains which usually run from Welwyn Garden City to Moorgate will not call at Hadley Wood or New Barnet, National Rail said.

Trains in the opposite direction, from Moorgate to New Barnet, will still call at all stations as scheduled.

17 May 2024

King's Cross services hit by delays

A broken rail is affecting many King’s Cross services this afternoon, with disruptions expected until the end of the day.

The following services are affected:

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland

Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Kings Lynn, and also between Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City

Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull / Beverley

LNER between London Kings Cross and Lincoln / Bradford Forster Square / Leeds / Harrogate / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Aberdeen / Inverness

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Thameslink between Brighton and Cambridge, and also between Horsham and Peterborough

17 May 2024

Ambulance service confirm M25 response

The South East Coast Ambulance Service has confirmed it responded to a medical incident at around 9.50am on the M25.

The emergency service said it acted on reports of a person in need of medical attention on the hard shoulder of the M25 between junction 6 and 5.

“One ambulance crew attended the scene and the person was assessed and treated before being taken to East Surrey Hospital in Redhill,” a statement added.

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17 May 2024

Crash on M25 around J10 causes traffic

There is currently around six miles of traffic on the M25 clockwise due to a crash at junction 10, Wisley Interchange.

All lanes are still open.

Several miles of traffic on the M25
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17 May 2024

Good service resumes on DLR

The earlier severe delays on the DLR have ended, says TfL, and a good service is now running on the line.

17 May 2024

Severe delays on DLR continue

There are still severe delays on the DLR between Canning Town and Woolwich Arsenal while TfL fixes a faulty train at Pontoon Dock.

There are also minor delays on the Elizabeth and Northern lines.

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