London travel news LIVE: District Line part-suspended due to casualty, as broken rail disrupts Liverpool Street services

The District Line has been suspended between Earl’s Court and Wimbledon in north-west London due to a casualty on the track.

British Transport Police and London Ambulance Service have been approached for more information.

There are also ongoing severe delays on the District Line between Edgware Road and Earl’s Court, due to a signal failure at East Putney.

Elsewhere, commuters travelling to and from Liverpool Street are facing severe delays due to a broken rail in east London.

Routes between the busy station and Stansted Airport, Cambridge and Hertford East have been hit by cancellations and delays, with disruption expected to continue until the end of the day.

National Rail has warned that the broken rail was found overnight and the extent of the damage meant that the repair work could not be completed in time for the start of service on Tuesday.

The issue has hit Greater Anglia, London Overground and Stansted Express services.

No trains are able to run between Hackney Downs and Chingford on the London Overground. The issue has also sparked severe delays between Liverpool Street / Cheshunt and Enfield Town on the line.

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District Line part-suspended due to casualty on track

15:44 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks

The District Line is suspended between Earl’s Court and Wimbledon while emergency services deal with a casualty on the track, says TfL.

There are also severe delays on the District Line between Edgware Road and Earl’s Court due to a Network Rail signal failure at East Putney.

London Overground remains suspended between Hackney Downs and Walthamstow, due to a track fault at Hackney Downs. There are severe delays elsewhere on the Overground, between Walthamstow Central and Chingford and between Liverpool Street and Cheshunt/Enfield Town.

District Line delays now ‘minor’

12:33 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks

The delays that have been affecting the District Line in north-west London all morning have now been downgraded by TfL from ‘severe’ to ‘minor’.

The Overground remains suspended between Hackney Downs and Walthamstow due to ongoing disruption affecting trains to and from Liverpool Street, which is expected to last all day.

There are also severe delays on the Overground between Walthamstow Central and Chingford.

Severe delays persist on District Line, Overground remains part-suspended

10:03 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks

There are still severe delays on the District Line between Wimbledon and Edgware Road, while the Overground remains suspended between Hackney Downs and Chingford.

As we reported earlier, the Overground disruption – caused by a broken rail that is also affecting Thameslink and Greater Anglia trains – is due to last until the end of the day.

Liverpool Street trains expected to be disrupted until end of day

08:31 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks

National Rail says trains to and from Liverpool Street are likely to be disrupted until the end of the day.

Stansted Express, Greater Anglia, and London Overground trains are being affected.

A broken rail was found at Hackey Downs overnight, and the extent of the daage meant it could not be repaired before services began this morning. The repairs are expected to be carried out overnight tonight.

Until then, an altered timetable will run today.

Trains running between London Liverpool Street and Seven Sisters / Cheshunt / Chingford may be cancelled, revised or diverted.

Services affected:

• Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Hertford East / Stansted Airport / Cambridge / Cambridge North / Ely

• London Overground between London Liverpool Street and Enfield Town / Cheshunt / Chingford

• Stansted Express between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport

Severe delays on District Line and Overground

07:53 , Lydia Chantler-Hicks

There is still no service on the London Overground between Hackney Downs and Chingford, and severe delays on the line between Liverpool Street/Cheshunt and Enfield Town, due to a track fault at Hackney.

There are also severe delays on the District Line between Wimbledon and Edgware Road due to a signal failure at East Putney.

The earlier severe delays on the Elizabeth Line have abated. There are now minor delays on the Elizabeth, Circle and Piccadilly lines.

Severe delays on the District Line in west London

07:21 , Jacob Phillips

There are severe delays on the District Line in west London due to a signal failure, TfL has warned.

Trains are disrupted between Wimbledon and Edgware Road due to the failure at East Putney.

Severe delays on the Elizabeth Line

07:12

There are severe delays on the Elizabeth Line between Paddington and Heathrow Terminals / Reading due to a points failure.

Network Rail is working to fix the issue at Southall and tickets are being accepted on local bus services.

London Overground unable to run due to broken rail

07:04 , Jacob Phillips

Trains are unable to run on the London Overground due to a track fault at Hackney Downs.

Transport for London has warned that there are also severe delays between Liverpool Street/Cheshunt and Enfield Town while they try to fix the issue.

National Rail has warned that Stansted Express and Greater Anglia services are also disrupted.