Reduced service on Thameslink and Great Northern routes today

A shortage of trains due to extra safety inspections taking place means that fewer trains are able to run across Thameslink and Great Northern routes. As a result, services may be cancelled.

This is expected until the end of the day

Customer advice:

Multiple services across the Thameslink and Great Northern network have been cancelled today. If you are travelling today you will need to allow an additional 30 minutes onto your journey time.

If you are travelling now, please check station screen and listen to staff announcements for more information. If you are travelling later, please check journey planners before you travel today.

What routes are affected?

This is mainly affecting the following routes:

• Peterborough to Horsham
• Cambridge to Brighton
• Bedford to Three Bridges / Brighton

Ticket Acceptance

To help you complete your journey you will be able to use your ticket on any of the following at no extra cost

• Thameslink on any alternative service via your normal route.
• Southern between London, Horsham and Hove
• Great Northern between London Kings Cross and Peterborough or Cambridge

Planning your journey:

You can check train departures from your station here:

• Thameslink live departure boards
• Great Northern live departure boards

You can view live maps of the network here:

• Thameslink live route map
• Great Northern live route map

You can also see alternative route guides here:

• Thameslink alternative route guide
• Great Northern alternative route guide

If you're travelling in the London area, you can plan journeys on alternative routes by using the TfL Journey Planner.

Thameslink and Great Northern apps will also help you plan your journey.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

Damage has been identified on the pantographs (the roof-mounted arms that connect trains to the overhead electric wires to draw power) on a number of our Class 700 trains.

Running these trains with damaged pantographs risks causing severe, long-term damage to the overhead lines and the trains themselves. For safety reasons, Thameslink and Great Northern must keep these specific trains off the network until repairs are complete.

Check before you travel:

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

Compensation:

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