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A person has been hit by a train (Picture: Great Anglia)

Welcome to Metro’s travel news blog, where we’re bringing you the latest on the Stansted Express’s warning to holidaymakers and a major London Underground line experiencing delays.

The service, owned by Greater Anglia, says a person struck by a train earlier today has disrupted all services via Broxbourne, about 20 miles from the airport. A ‘do not travel’ warning has been issued.

A signal failure on the Northern line has plunged this key way for north and south Londoners to get around into chaos, severely delaying trains northbound only between Kennington and Camden Town via Bank.

A pile-up is forming on the M25 after a vehicle caught on fire, with major congestion expected to ease by 7.30am. This mainly affects the motorway anticlockwise between junctions 16 and 15, with one lane closed.


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Dawn view of Hurricane Milton (Picture: Goes-East/Noaa/Planet Pix via ZU)

Flights between the UK and Florida have been grounded as the US braces for the arrival of category five Hurricane Milton.

More than a million people are fleeing Florida just weeks after the devastation by Hurricane Helene.

With its winds reaching 180mph as it barreled across the Gulf of Mexico towards the heart of Florida, Milton could be the most destructive storm in a century.

You can read more in our story here.

Yet another major London Underground line delayed

With delays riddling the Northern and Bakerloo lines, a track fault at Buckhurst Hill in east London is causing delays on the Central line Hainault and Woodford via Grange Hill.

What other ways can I get to Stansted?

On its website, Stansted Express advises the following two-hour route:

  1. Travel on the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines to Kings Cross St Pancras
  2. Change for Great Northern services to Cambridge
  3. Change for CrossCountry and Greater Anglia services to Stansted Airport

Stansted Express issues ‘do not travel’ warning

‘Regrettably, train services via Broxbourne are being disrupted due to a person hit by a train.

‘Train services will not be able to run between Broxbourne and London Liverpool Street. Please defer your journey and do not travel until later today.’

This is the message Stansted Express, a key train route between one of London’s major airports and the city, has just issued. Multiple upcoming trains have been cancelled, according to departure boards.

Flooded A421 road remains closed


MARSTON MORETAINE, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: An aerial view as traffic passes along a road bridge over the flooded A421 dual carriageway on September 24, 2024 in Marston Moretaine, England. There was widespread travel disruption and damage to properties after Monday's heavy rains and flash flooding. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
The road was swamped by a month’s worth of rain falling in two days (Picture: Getty Images Europe)

The A421 in Bedfordshire won’t be re-opening anytime soon after the stretch of road was swamped by floods last week.

Officials are carrying out a ‘complex clear up’ within the Marston Moretaine junction, with traffic being diverted from the exit slip roads at Marston Mortaine to the top of the junction to rejoin the A421 via the entry slip roads.

The chunk of the A421 has been closed since late September after a month’s worth of rain bucketed it down in less than 48 hours.

Delays of 30 minutes on the M25 after vehicle fire

A vehicle fire is why some motorists on the M25 might see their journeys be half an hour longer than normal.

The incident has clogged cars anticlockwise between junctions 16 and 15. While the incident should be cleared up by officials by 7.45am, the traffic jams won’t until 8.30am.

This has led to a knockback of traffic on junctions 17 and 15.

Northern line severely delayed


Northern line delays
A large stretch of the line in central London is delayed (Picture: TfL)

‘Northern line: Severe delays between Kennington and Camden Town via Bank, northbound only, while we fix a signalling system failure. GOOD SERVICE on the rest of the line.’

This is what TfL’s latest update on the Northern line is, which will likely make commuters heading up from south to central London roll their eyes given Bank is in the heart of the capital’s financial district and a major hub for riders to switch to other lines.

‘London Underground tickets are being accepted on London Buses,’ TfL adds.


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