Commuters at London Euston have been left stranded as a points failure halts all lines between Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central – this is a breaking news story
Chaos has erupted this morning as travellers at a major UK station find themselves stranded. Services at London Euston have been blocked after all lines between Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central ground to a complete standstill.
The points failure is wreaking havoc on routes to several crucial stations including Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street. The mayhem is currently anticipated to persist until at least 12pm.
In an update at 5:21am, London Northwestern Railway confirmed a points failure between Tring and Watford. Several routes are expected to be delayed, cancelled or revised. These includes trains to Wolverhampton, Liverpool Lime Street, Birmingham New Street and Crewe.
It said “services may be cancelled or delayed” going into and out of Euston and added that tickets for Overground services between Watford Junction and Euston would be accepted.
Full list of the affected routes:
Avanti West Coast between London Euston and the following stations:
- Birmingham New Street
- Wolverhampton
- Crewe
- Liverpool Lime Street
- Stockport
- Holyhead
- Chester
- Preston
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow Central
London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and the following stations:
- Bletchley
- Milton Keynes Central
- Northampton
- Coventry
- Birmingham New Street
- Crewe
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