Severe disruption to services after overhead lines damaged at London Euston

Severe disruption is being caused to West Coast main line trains into and out of London's Euston station after 25,000-volt overhead cables were damaged earlier this morning, Wednesday, 7th December.

According to Network Rail, the incident happened at 8.50am when the overhead wires got caught on a passing train. When the lines came down, all trains were forced to stop, since when teams have been working to help passengers get off their trains safely.

Because of the damage, no trains can currently serve platforms 1-7 at the major London terminus. The situation is ongoing and disruption is expected to last for the whole of today.

For the latest updates please check @NetworkRailEUS Twitter account for details on the repair progress, and @NationalRailEnq, @AvantiWestCoast, @LNRailway and www.nationalrail.co.uk for the latest train service information.

James Dean, Network Rail's West Coast South route director, said:“I'm sorry to passengers impacted by the overhead lines coming down outside Euston station and the major disruption to journeys this is causing.

“Our team of engineers is working hard to fix the wires and restore power so we can get a full service back up and running as soon as possible. But when wires are damaged like this it can mean a complex and lengthy repair. For that reason I'd urge people to check www.nationalrail.co.uk before they set off on their journey as unfortunately disruption is expected all day.”

A spokesperson for Avanti West Coast said:“We would like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding. Whilst we are attempting to run our full service for the remainder of the day, customers should expect some disruption. Anyone who chooses to delay their journey, can use their ticket to travel tomorrow.”