west london line closed

[westcoaster]

fron national rail

Time Reported: 04:25
Route Affected: Brighton-Haywards Heath-Three Bridges-Gatwick Airport-Earlswood(Surrey)-East Croydon-Clapham Junction-Kensington Olympia-Willesden Junction-Wembley Central-Watford Junction
TOC/s Affected: Silverlink, Southern
Description: Train services between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction are currently suspended due to a problem near the railway in the Kensington Olympia area.

Southern are operating a half-hourly shuttle service between Kensington Olympia and Clapham Junction.

There are no services operating between Kensington Olympia and Willesden Junction on Silverlink Metro or Watford Junction on Southern.

London Underground will accept National Rail tickets between London Victoria and London Euston and also all routes via Kensington Olympia.

Silverlink will accept Southern tickets between London Euston and Watford Junction.

South West Trains will accept Silverlink tickets via Clapham Junction and Richmond
Updates: 06:15 It is now estimated that services will not resume between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction until 12:00 today

from bbc

Gas explosion leads to evacuation
A gas explosion has led to dozens of residents being led from their homes in the middle of the night.
About 80 people were forced to leave their homes after the gas leak and minor blast in Sinclair Road, Shepherds Bush at 2300 BST on Wednesday.

Hammersmith Town Hall is being used as a temporary shelter for residents as gas engineers try to determine the source of the leak.

A 100m exclusion zone has been set up in the area.

The leak has affected local travel services - trains are suspended on Southern and Silverlink Metro trains between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction.

major gas leak we have been told, anyone got more info are virgin still running the brighton/ man pic service, trains to euston were heaving, this morning.

 

[Julian G]

West London line remains closed to electric trains between Kensington
and Shepherds Bush, latest estimate is it will remain so until 10.00.

Eurostar intended to drag some sets from North Pole to Kensington using
class 37s and match wagons.
EWS freights with class 92s being diesel hauled between Wembley and
Kensington.

I understand that all trains being diesel hauled will only be as far as
Kensington Olympia where diesel locos will be detached. South of
Kensington electrics have been permitted to run.

Ta ColinP
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[Coxster]

Now re-opened:

The first Southern train services:
10:55 Brighton to Watford Junction due 12:45
13:11 Watford Junction to Brighton due 15:07

The first Silverlink train services:
11:38 Willesden Junction to Clapham Junction due 11:58
12:05 Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction due 12:28