Hot weather to affect c2c services on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 July

The Met Office are advising that temperatures today are expected to be above average for the time of year. Highs are forecast to exceed 30°C in London, and similar high temperatures are likely across central and southern England. This hot weather is expected to continue well into the week.

The forecast weather may cause trains to be disrupted. Heat can cause overhead lines to expand and sag, line-side fires and also rails to buckle.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Thursday 9 and Friday 10 July:

The following trains will not run due to the hot weather:

Morning:

• 05:24 Grays to London Fenchurch Street
• 05:57 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street
• 07:21 Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street
• 06:08 London Fenchurch Street to Pitsea
• 07:12 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness
• 07:32 London Fenchurch Street to Pitsea
• 07:35 Pitsea to London Fenchurch Street
• 08:05 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street
• 08:36 Pitsea to London Fenchurch Street

Afternoon:

• 14:57 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street
• 15:11 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street
• 15:51 London Fenchurch Street to Grays
• 16:07 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness
• 16:28 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness
• 16:37 Grays to London Fenchurch Street
• 17:10 London Fenchurch Street to Grays
• 17:21 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street
• 17:22 London Fenchurch Street to Pitsea
• 17:44 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street
• 18:03 Grays to London Fenchurch Street
• 18:28 Pitsea to London Fenchurch Street
• 18:30 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness
• 18:51 London Fenchurch Street to Grays
• 19:07 London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.