Waterloo station travel - live updates: Train cancellations and delays caused by engineering works

Here are all the latest development on today’s cancellations

Waterloo station in chaos as overrunning engineering works cause all trains to stop

Train chaos has hit London today as three key stations are suffering from severe disruption.

Commuters were advised to avoid Waterloo station this morning after overrunning engineering works led to the majority of trains being cancelled. Although London’s busiest transport hub has now reopened, disruption to South Western Railway services is expected to continue until at least 6pm, according to National Rail.

Meanwhile, earlier signalling problems at Milton Keynes Central disrupted Caledonian Sleeper, London Northwestern Railway (LNR), Southern and Virgin Trains services; trains didn't start running normally again until 4pm.

East Midlands services between Bedford and Kettering were suspended earlier after a person was hit by a train. Trains from Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield to London St Pancras have resumed, but delays of up to 60 minutes and cancellations are expected to continue throughout the afternoon and evening.

Follow all the latest travel updates below.

Key Points

Waterloo station has reopened but long delays and cancellations are expected to continue until 6pm

[22 March 2019 15:11 · helen.coffey]

While East Midlands trains are running between Leicester and Kettering, normal service now isn't expected to resume until 8pm.

[22 March 2019 15:23 · helen.coffey]

East Midlands Trains customers with tickets dated for today who decide not to travel can travel tomorrow, Saturday 23 March, instead.

[22 March 2019 15:26 · helen.coffey]

More trains have been cancelled from London Waterloo:

14.33 Weybridge to London Waterloo due 15.56 

14.53 Windsor & Eton Riverside to London Waterloo due 15.49

15.38 Chessington South to London Waterloo due 16.16

[22 March 2019 15:54 · helen.coffey]

Those travelling to Sheffield are advised to travel to Doncaster, where they can change for a train to London Kings Cross and to Stockport on Virgin Trains West Coast to change for services to Sheffield.

[22 March 2019 15:55 · helen.coffey]

Those travelling to Derby or Chesterfield may travel to Doncaster, where they can change for a train towards Derby and Chesterfield.

They may also travel to Birmingham on London Northwestern Railway and CrossCountry services to Derby.

[22 March 2019 16:01 · helen.coffey]

Trains are now able to run normally between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston, following disruption caused by a fault with the signalling system.

[22 March 2019 16:08 · helen.coffey]

More train cancellations have been announced at London Waterloo:

15.24 Hampton Court to London Waterloo due 16.01#

15.37 Guildford to London Waterloo due 16.37

16.03 Dorking to London Waterloo due 16.55

17.20 London Waterloo to Reading due 18.42

18.52 Reading to Staines due 19.41

[22 March 2019 16:27 · helen.coffey]

Further trains to London Waterloo have been cancelled:

15.53 Windsor & Eton Riverside to London Waterloo due 16.49

17.07 Guildford to London Waterloo due 18.07

[22 March 2019 16:29 · helen.coffey]

LNER are no longer able to accept East Midlands Trains tickets due to a broken down train in the Newark area.

[22 March 2019 17:20 · helen.coffey]

Waterloo's earlier disruption has now finished according to South Western Railway: