London travel news LIVE: Euston travel chaos as major disruption hits trains until end of day

Trains delayed by up to 120 minutes or cancelled as signalling fault hits services from major London station
Nuray Bulbul
1 April 2026

Trains to and from London Euston are facing major disruption until the end of the day after a signalling problem.

Following a fault with the signalling system between London Euston and Watford Junction, lines have reopened but train running between these stations may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 120 minutes or revised to allow the service to recover.

Avanti West Coast services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street, Crewe, Chester, Holyhead, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh are affected.

London Northwestern Railway services between London Euston and Tring, Milton Keynes Central, Birmingham New Street and Crewe are also facing the disruption.

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Advice issued for London Northwestern Railway customers

London Northwestern Railway has issued customer advice.

They say affected customers can use their icket at no extra cost on:

  • Avanti West Coast on any reasonable route
  • Chiltern Railway between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill
  • East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Wellingborough
  • London Overground between London Euston and Watford Junction

Rail replacement services are in operation between Milton Keynes and Watford Junction and also between Northampton and Wellingborough.

Advice issued for Avanti West Coast customers

Avanti West Coast has issued advice on what affected passengers should do.

According to advice providedon the National Rail webiste passengers can use their ticket at no extra cost on:

  • Chiltern Railways services between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street
  • CrossCountry services between Manchester Piccadilly and Leicester via Birmingham New Street
  • CrossCountry services between Nuneaton and Leicester
  • East Midlands Railway services between Crewe and London St Pancras International via Derby
  • East Midlands Railway services between London St Pancras International and Leicester
  • LNER services between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh and Doncaster and Leeds
  • London Northwestern Railway services between London Euston and Crewe / Wolverhampton via Birmingham New Street, and also between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street
  • TransPennine Express services between Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly
  • TransPennine Express and Northern services between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

If you no longer wish to travel because your train is delayed or cancelled, you can request a full refund from where you bought your ticket.

Tickets dated for today (Wednesday 1 April) can be used to travel tomorrow (Thursday 2 April).

Major disruption hits Euston trains

Trains to and from London Euston are facing major disruption until the end of the day after a signalling problem.

Following a fault with the signalling system between London Euston and Watford Junction, lines have reopened but train running between these stations may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 120 minutes or revised to allow the service to recover.

Avanti West Coast services between London Euston and Birmingham New Street, Crewe, Chester, Holyhead, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh are affected.

London Northwestern Railway services between London Euston and Tring, Milton Keynes Central, Birmingham New Street and Crewe are also facing the disruption.

Minor delays on the DLR

Minor delays are affecting DLR services between Bank / Tower Gateway and Canning Town / Canary Wharf following an earlier faulty train at Westferry, while all other routes are running normally.

Piccadilly line resumes good service

The Piccadilly line is currently providing a good service.

Good service on the IFS Cloud Cable Car

The IFS Cloud Cable Car is currently providing a good service.

Piccadilly line update

Minor delays between Acton Town and Heathrow Terminals / Uxbridge following an earlier signal failure at Acton Town.

The rest of the line is running with a good service.

Delays on the DLR

Severe delays between Bank / Tower Gateway and Canning Town / Canary Wharf due to a faulty train at Westferry.

All other routes are operating with a good service.

Circle line update

There are minor delays on the Circle line due to train cancellations.

Delays on the A101

The Rotherhithe Tunnel (A101) may experience short, intermittent closures in both directions between the tunnel approach and the junction of Jamaica Road and Lower Road. This is to help ease congestion inside the tunnel.

Plan ahead and expect possible delays.

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