Major Disruption for Kings Cross Services Following OHLE Issues

A failure of the electricity supply in the New Barnet area is causing disruption to rail services, with some lines currently blocked.

Trains running between London and Stevenage may be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 60 minutes while the issue is dealt with.

This affects the following routes:

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

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

• Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull / Beverley

• LNER between London Kings Cross and Lincoln / Hull / Leeds / Bradford Forster Square / Harrogate / York / Newcastle / Berwick-upon-Tweed / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness

• Lumo between London Kings Cross and Newcastle / Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street

• Thameslink between Brighton and Cambridge, between Horsham and Peterborough, and also between Sevenoaks and Welwyn Garden City

Disruption is expected to continue until the end of the day.

Staff are working with Network Rail and local electricity suppliers to restore power in the area. Until the supply is back, passengers should expect delays and changes to services.

Those already on trains being held in the affected area may also face a longer wait before teams are able to move them to the next station.

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