London travel news LIVE: Severe delays on the Elizabeth line

The Elizabeth, Metropolitan and Suffragette lines were experiencing

Engineering works between London Paddington and Southall has blocked several lines

Katrina Mirpuri

Arielle Domb|Nuray Bulbul4 hours ago

Commuters may face difficult journeys to work this morning, with severe delays on multiple TfL and National Rail lines.

The Elizabeth line, Great Western Railways and Heathrow Express services are experiencing disruptions due to overunning engineering works.

Trains running between London Paddington and Heathrow/Reading via these lines may be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 20 minutes. The disruption is expected until 11.00am.

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Alternative routes for Southern and Thameslink passengers

Southern and Thameslink passengers scheduled to take a train via Streatham are able to use their ticket on alternative Southern and Thameslink services between London/Sutton and East Croydon at no extra cost.

Explore alternative routes here.

Streatham disruption

The disruption in Southern and Thameslink trains running through Streatham is expected until 10.30am.

Southern trains between Sutton/East Croydon/Selhurst and London Bridge and Thameslink trains between Sutton and St Albans City are affected.

Passengers are advised to allow up to 20 minutes extra if traveling via these routes.

This is due to an earlier trespass incident at Streatham.

A4 traffic flowing well

There are no longer serious delays on the A4.

Avanti West Coast delays

There are delays in Avanti West Coast trains between London Euston and Holyhead. Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to an hour or revised.

This is due to an unwell passenger on a train at Flint, causing some lines towards Holyhead to be blocked.

The disruption is expected until 9.30am.

Limited step-free access at Highbury & Islington

Step-free access is not available at Highbury & Islington station to the Mildmay and Windrush lines platforms 2 and 7 (trains via Willesden Junction and via Canada Water).

Passengers are advised to take a train from platform 8 to Canonbury and change there.

Limited step free access at Archway

There is reduced escalator service at Archway station due to a faulty lift.

Streatham disruption

A trespass incident at Streatham has disrupted Southern and Thameslink services.

Trains running through Streatham may be delayed by up to 10 minutes. The disruption is expected until 9.30am.

Southeastern customers elligle for delay repay

Customers who experienced delays of over 15 minutes on the Southeastern service can claim delay reapy.

Find out how here.

New Cross disruption cleared

The Southeastern disruption at New Cross has now been cleared.

Alternate routes for Southeastern customers

National Rail has shared alternate routes for passengers affected by the Southeastern disruption.

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