It has been confirmed that a person has been hit by a train between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace. This has resulted in all lines being blocked.
There is no estimate as to when trains will begin running again. It is anticipated that disruption will last until 16:00.
Trains are currently unable to run between London and Alexandra Palace. Trains may be delayed by up to 90 minutes or be cancelled.
Great Northern / Thameslink are STRONGLY advising its passengers to delay travelling until later today.
Travel options for passengers:
LNER tickets will be valid on:
- Avanti West Coast to and from London Euston
- East Midlands Railway to / from London St Pancras International
- TransPennine Express via any reasonable route
- Thameslink and Great Northern services between London and Peterborough
Travelling to Cambridge
If you require services to Cambridge you are advised to use London Underground services to London Liverpool Street and change there for services to Cambridge. If you are at Finsbury Park requiring Cambridge you should use London Underground services to Tottenham Hale and change there for Greater Anglia services to Cambridge.
Travelling to Peterborough
You should travel to London Liverpool Street for Greater Anglia services to Ely. At these stations you should change for CrossCountry or East Midland services to Peterborough.
Travelling to Hertford North
Use the London Underground ( Piccadilly line) to Tottenham Hale. You should change there for Greater Anglia services to Hertford East.
Ticket Acceptance
Your ticket will be accepted on the following services at no extra cost:
Rail
Thameslink between London St Pancras and Bedford
London Underground via any reasonable route
Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge/Ely
London Overground between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town.
London North Eastern Railway between London Kings Cross and Peterborough
CrossCountry between Cambridge and Peterborough
East Midlands Railway between Ely and Norwich
Buses
London Buses between Central London, Crews Hill and Hadley Wood.
Uno Buses:
Routes 601 Welwyn Garden City and Radlett
Routes 602 Hatfield, St Albans City and Radlett
Route 653 Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and St Albans City
Route 610/612 Luton, Harpenden, Hatfield(Town Centre), Welham Green, Brookmans Park and Potters Bar
Arriva
Route 98 Hitchin and Baldock
Route 97 Hitchin and Letchworth
Route 55 Stevenage and Letchworth
Route 100/101 between Stevenage, Hitchin and Luton
Arriva: Greenline
Route 724 Hertford North and St Albans City via Welwyn Garden City
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