Train Service Disruption due to earlier overhead wire problems at Bishops Stortford
Due to earlier overhead wire problems at Bishops Stortford:
Impact:
Train services running through this station are returning to normal but some services may still be cancelled, delayed or revised. Normal services will be provided as soon as possible.
Customer Advice:
Overview
We were made aware of overhead wire problems in the Bishops Stortford area which Network Rail had to investigate. They have now completed their investigations and have made it safe for the passage of trains through the area.
Routes affected;
• Stansted Express between Stansted Airport and London Liverpool Street
• Cambridge North < - > London Liverpool Street
• Bishops Stortford < - > Stratford
• Hertford East < - > London Liverpool Street
Service Impact
Trains between Bishops Stortford and Broxbourne are being disrupted, some services may be still be cancelled, altered or delayed while we work to restore normal operations.
Alternative Travel Options
Please be prepared for a delay to your journey. You may need to take a different train than originally planned.
We have arranged for you to be able to use your Greater Anglia / Stansted Express tickets on the following alternatives;
• London Underground
• Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City between Liverpool Street and Kings Cross St Pancras
• Victoria Line between Tottenham Hale, Seven Sisters, Finsbury Park and Central London
• Central line between Epping and Liverpool Street
• any other reasonable route to help you complete your journey
• Great Northern between Kings Cross and Cambridge North
• Thameslink between St Pancras Intl and Cambridge
Greater Anglia and Network Rail are sorry if your journey has been affected by this disruption.
• Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.
• Check your next train using our Live Train Times: greateranglia.co.uk/travel-information/live-departure-arrival-boards
• Specific train service alterations are available on our JourneyCheck.
• Delayed by 15 mins or more? Claim with Delay Repay: greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/our-performance/delay-repay for details
An explanation of the common causes of delays - and what we're doing to reduce their frequency and impact can be found here: networkrail.co.uk/timetables-and-travel/delays-explained/
Impact:
Train services running through this station are returning to normal but some services may still be cancelled, delayed or revised. Normal services will be provided as soon as possible.
Customer Advice:
Overview
We were made aware of overhead wire problems in the Bishops Stortford area which Network Rail had to investigate. They have now completed their investigations and have made it safe for the passage of trains through the area.
Routes affected;
• Stansted Express between Stansted Airport and London Liverpool Street
• Cambridge North < - > London Liverpool Street
• Bishops Stortford < - > Stratford
• Hertford East < - > London Liverpool Street
Service Impact
Trains between Bishops Stortford and Broxbourne are being disrupted, some services may be still be cancelled, altered or delayed while we work to restore normal operations.
Alternative Travel Options
Please be prepared for a delay to your journey. You may need to take a different train than originally planned.
We have arranged for you to be able to use your Greater Anglia / Stansted Express tickets on the following alternatives;
• London Underground
• Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City between Liverpool Street and Kings Cross St Pancras
• Victoria Line between Tottenham Hale, Seven Sisters, Finsbury Park and Central London
• Central line between Epping and Liverpool Street
• any other reasonable route to help you complete your journey
• Great Northern between Kings Cross and Cambridge North
• Thameslink between St Pancras Intl and Cambridge
Greater Anglia and Network Rail are sorry if your journey has been affected by this disruption.
• Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.
• Check your next train using our Live Train Times: greateranglia.co.uk/travel-information/live-departure-arrival-boards
• Specific train service alterations are available on our JourneyCheck.
• Delayed by 15 mins or more? Claim with Delay Repay: greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/our-performance/delay-repay for details
An explanation of the common causes of delays - and what we're doing to reduce their frequency and impact can be found here: networkrail.co.uk/timetables-and-travel/delays-explained/
Contactless and Oyster cannot be used for travel
Please do not 'tap in' using Contactless or Oyster payment at the London or Stansted Airport station ticket gates. You will be liable for a £100 Penalty Fare plus the full single fare for your journey, as the Stansted Express goes beyond the Contactless/Oyster zone.
Please buy a valid ticket online or at the station before you travel.
Please buy a valid ticket online or at the station before you travel.
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