Passengers told 'do not travel' as chaos continues at major London station (2024)

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The London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has warned train passengers to not attempt to travel amid the mass disruption at Kings Cross today.

The operator said ‘do not travel’ as it was running a ‘significantly reduced service and services that are running are extremely busy.’

It said that tickets dated for today will be valid tomorrow and Monday.

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Travel from London Kings Cross has been hampered throughout the day after damage to the overhead wires.

While lines have since reopened, disruption to trains is not over yet as a number of trains still appeared as cancelled on the departure board.

Here are the upcoming cancellations at Kings Cross.

• Cambridge (Great Northern) at 3.27pm
• Kings Lynn (Great Northern) at 3.42pm
• Letchworth Garden City (Great Northern) at 3.57pm
• Lincoln Central (LNER) at 4.06pm
• Cambridge (Great Northern) at 4.27pm
• Peterborough (Great Northern) at 4.36pm
• Kings Lynn (Great Northern) at 4.42pm
• Letchworth Garden City (Great Northern) at 4.47pm
• Edinburgh (LNER) at 5pm
• Leeds (LNER) at 5.03pm
• Hull (LNER) at 5.18pm
• Cambridge (Great Northern) at 5.27pm
• Kings Lynn (Great Northern) at 5.42pm
• Letchworth Garden City (Great Northern) at 5.57pm
• Kings Lynn (Great Northern) at 6.12pm
• Cambridge (Great Northern) at 6.27pm
• Harrogate (LNER) at 6.33pm
• Kings Lynn (Great Northern) at 6.42pm
• Letchworth Garden City (Great Northern) 6.57pm
• Kings Lynn (Great Northern) at 7.12pm

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UK drivers preference may not come as a surprise if you’ve experienced Britain’s roads.

Now a new study has confirmed that UK roads have some way to go to be up to par.

The motoring expert RAC revealed that more than half of motorists prefer European roads to the UK.

Six in ten (62%) motorists said in a study that European roads are in better condition with fewer potholes than similar roads in the UK.

Only around 17% said UK roads are in better shape than those across the English Channel.

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Drivers have been warned of 60-minute delays at Dartford Crossing after a multi-vehicle crash in Essex.

National Highways said the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge had four miles of congestion on approach southbound after a smash involving three vehicles.

All lanes had reopened, but congestion is expected to take some time to clear.

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National Rail has issued a warning for extreme weather affecting services in England, Wales and Scotland.

It comes as hot weather and thunderstorms are expected on Sunday and Monday, with temperatures reaching up to 34°C in London over the weekend.

The predicted ‘extreme weather’ means heat could cause overhead lines to expand, sag or buckle, heavy rainfall with flooding on tracks and impact on the vital signalling equipment.

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The mass disruption at Kings Cross station has thrown many weekend plans into disarray as dozens of trains will be cancelled throughout Saturday.

Passengers took to social media to vent their frustration on X (formerly Twitter).

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The Metropolitan Tube line is experiencing severe delays in central London.

A TfL update shows the major line has severe delays between Aldgate and Baker Street due to an earlier signal failure at Finchley Road.

The rest of the line has good service.

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A handful of flights have been axed at UK’s busiest airport today.

Here are the cancelled flights at Heathrow according to the airport departure board.

American Airlines AA099 at 8.10am to Boston

American Airlines AA091 at 2.45pm to Chicago

United Airlines UA941 at 4pm to New York City

American Airlines AA087P at 4pm to Chicago

At Gatwick Airport, only one flight appeared as cancelled today – the British Airways BA2720 flight at 6.40am to Dubrovnik.

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Elsewhere in London, the Tube and Docklands Light Railway are partially closed over the weekend.

London Overground has no service between Highbury & Islington and New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace and West Croydon today and all day on Sunday. Replacement buses will operate instead, the latest TfL update says.

The DLR has no service between Poplar, Stratford International and Beckton/Woolwich Arsenal today and tomorrow. Passengers should use the Jubilee line instead between Stratford and Canning Town.

However, passengers on the rest of the TfL network could let out a sigh of relief this morning as the London Underground has mostly good service.

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If your travel through Kings Cross station today, it is worth checking what is happening with your journey as dozens of trains have already been axed this morning.

Here are some of the cancelled trains cancelled until 9am according to National Rail, with more cancellations listed throughout the morning.

• 7.48am to Sunderland
• 7.57am to Letchworth Garden City
• 8am to Edinburgh
• 8.03am to Leeds
• 8.06am to Lincoln Central
• 8.12am to Ely
• 8.27am to Cambridge
• 8.30am to Edinburgh
• 8.33am to Leeds
• 8.42am to Kings Lynn
• 8.57am to Letchworth Garden City
• 9am to Edinburgh

Have you been affected? Please contact noora.mykkanen@metro.co.uk.

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It is likely to be a difficult day at Kings Cross after cancellations and severe delays are predicted at the station until the end of the day.

The overhead wires were badly damaged last night between Stevenage and Hitchin, meaning trains between London, Cambridge and Peterborough are likely to face cancellations, delays of up to two hours or revisions.

Here are all the affected routes at six train companies.

• Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland

• Great Northern between Moorgate and Letchworth Garden City and also between London Kings Cross and Letchworth Garden City / Royston / Cambridge / Ely / Kings Lynn

• Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull / Beverley

• LNER between London Kings Cross and Lincoln / Leeds / Bradford Forster Square / Harrogate / York / Sunderland / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Aberdeen

• Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

• Thameslink between Brighton and Cambridge, between Horsham and Peterborough and also between London Kings Cross and Cambridge / Peterborough