Euston to Watford Junction rail service cancellations after person struck by train

Rail services between Watford Junction and Euston station have been suspended after a person was struck by a train.

While emergency services deal with the incident, travellers have been warned trains will be cancelled or delayed by up to an hour until at least 6pm.

National Rail Enquiries said in a travel update: “A person has been struck by a train on lines between London Euston and Watford Junction. Whilst the emergency services are in attendance, lines will be blocked and power to these lines will be switched off.”

The incident is affecting trains run by Avanti West Coast, LNER, Southern and London Overground. Passengers with tickets on affected services have been told to allow at least 30 extra minutes for the journeys and been advised to consider alternative routes.

The train operators confirmed that pre-booked tickets would be accepted at no extra cost on a number of alternative services:

Avanti West Coast

• TransPennine Express between Leeds / Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly
• LNER between Glasgow Central and London Kings Cross
• Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Snow Hill and London Marylebone
• East Midlands Railway between Sheffield and London St Pancras International
• CrossCountry via any reasonable route

London Northwestern Railway

• Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Birmingham New Street
• CrossCountry between Reading / Stoke-on-Trent / Leicester / Derby and Birmingham New Street
• East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International / Derby and Crewe
• London Northwestern Railway between London St Pancras International and Bedford and also between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey
• West Midlands Railway between Worcester and Birmingham New Street and also between Leamington Spa and Nuneaton
• London Underground on the Metropolitan line and Circle / Hammersmith & City line

London Overground

Any reasonable route using

• Chiltern Railways
• London Northwestern Railway
• London Underground
• Southern
• Thameslink

Southern

• London Underground between central London and Watford Junction, and London Euston and London Terminals. Also on
• Central line (for Shepherds Bush)
• Bakerloo line (for Wembley Central and Harrow and Wealdstone)
• Metropolitan line (for Wembley Park and Harrow on the Hill)
• West Brompton Earls Court District line