Period:1 أبريل 2026, الأربعاء to 1 أبريل 2026, الأربعاء
Operators:Avanti West Coast,London Northwestern Railway,Southern
Related Information:A signaling system malfunction between London Euston / Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction is causing service disruptions on some lines. As a result, trains running between these stations may be canceled, delayed by up to 30 minutes, or subjected to schedule changes.
Major disruption is expected until 2:15 PM.
A visual disruption map video is now available.
Avanti West Coast customer advice: Your ticket will be honored at no extra cost on:
Chiltern Railways service between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street
CrossCountry service between Manchester Piccadilly and Leicester via Birmingham New Street
CrossCountry service between Nuneaton and Leicester
East Midlands Railway service between Crewe and London St Pancras International via Derby
East Midlands Railway service between London St Pancras International and Leicester
LNER service between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh, and Doncaster and Leeds
London Northwestern Railway service between London Euston and Crewe / Wolverhampton via Birmingham New Street
TransPennine Express service between Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly
TransPennine Express and Northern service between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston
If your train is canceled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast trains immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after. If you choose not to travel because your train is delayed or canceled, you can request a full refund from your original point of purchase.
London Northwestern Railway customer advice: Your ticket will be honored at no extra cost on:
Avanti West Coast via any reasonable route
Chiltern Railway between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill
East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Wellingborough
London Overground between London Euston and Watford Junction
Substitute bus services are operating between Milton Keynes and Watford Junction, and also between Northampton and Wellingborough.
Southern customer advice: Southern trains running between East Croydon and Watford Junction will end their trips at and depart from Shepherds Bush. There will be no Southern train service between Shepherds Bush and Watford Junction until further notice. This means the stations below will have no service until the malfunction is fixed:
Wembley Central
Harrow & Wealdstone
Watford Junction
If you wish to travel to, from, or between these stations, you will need to use an alternate route to complete your trip, which could add up to 30 minutes to your travel time.
Ticket cross-honoring: To keep you moving along alternate routes, your ticket will be accepted on the services below at no additional cost:
London Buses between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction
London Overground services between London Euston and Watford Junction - for Wembley Central / Harrow & Wealdstone
London Overground services between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction - for Imperial Wharf / West Brompton / Kensington Olympia / Shepherds Bush
London Underground services via any reasonable route
Please factor in how this might affect your travel time. Station information screens and trip planners are displaying real-time train status information. Check your trip before traveling.
Planning your trip: Southern's live departure boards and a live network map can help you plan your trip. You can also view our alternate route guide. If you're traveling in the London area, you can plan trips on alternate routes using the TfL Journey Planner. You can also use the app to find up-to-date information.
Check before you travel: You can check your trip using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. For helpful advice if you need to use a substitute bus service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please visit our substitute bus services page. You can find the pick-up and drop-off locations for substitute buses by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page. Please be advised that substitute vehicles may be more crowded than usual, and you should allow extra time for your trip.
Compensation: You may be eligible for compensation if your trip was delayed today. Please hold on to your train ticket and make a note of your trip details, as both will be required to process any claims.