Severe rush hour delays on Elizabeth line after track fault in west London
A section of the Elizabeth line is set to have severe delays all day (Picture: Ruby Cline/PA Wire)
Commuters face severe disruption on the Elizabeth line, with issues expected to last all day due to a broken track.
A broken track is wreaking havoc on journeys this morning as bleary-eyed travellers head to work.
Journeys on the Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express are likely to take longer than usual after a broken track was detected in the Hayes and Harlington area.
A speed restriction over the faulty section means fewer train can run on the line between Reading, Heathrow Terminal 5 and London Paddington station.
And it is not a quick fix as disruption is expected to last for the entire day.
National Rail said: ‘A speed restriction over defective track near Hayes & Harlington means fewer trains are able to run through the affected area. As a result of this, trains between Reading, Heathrow Terminal 5 and London Paddington may be cancelled, delayed or revised.’
On the Elizabeth line, the section between Reading and West Drayton is the worst affected, while the rest of the line has good service, the latest TfL travel status update shows.
Here is a full list of all the routes where severe delays are expected:
Elizabeth line between Reading / Maidenhead / Heathrow Terminal 4 and Abbey Wood
Great Western Railway between Penzance / Plymouth / Paignton / Exeter St Davids / Weston-super-Mare / Carmarthen / Swansea / Cardiff Central / Hereford / Great Malvern / Cheltenham Spa / Bristol Temple Meads / Bedywn / Banbury / Oxford / Didcot Parkway / Reading and London Paddington
Heathrow Express between Heathrow Terminal 5 and London Paddington
⚠ Travel Update – 11/11 ⚠Due to a speed restriction over defective track at Hayes & Harlington, fewer trains are able to run.Train services between Reading and London Paddington will be cancelled, delayed or terminated at and started back from Reading. Twyford, Maidenhead…
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