Passengers at Waterloo train station in London (Picture: PA)
Commuters using one of London’s busiest stations have been warned to expect rail misery today, with a track fault blocking all services on a main line.
South Western Railway (SWR) is currently unable to run any services between Woking and London Waterloo and warned passengers: ‘Do not attempt to travel.’
The problems will also affect journeys to Haslemere and Portsmouth, which use the same line.
Other services not directly affected are also expected to be hit with delays due to passengers and trains having to find other routes.
SWR said the problems were due to an ‘operational incident’ between Walton-on-Thames and Weybridge though did not specify exactly what has caused the problem.
A South Western Railways train leaves Waterloo Station earlier this year (Picture: SOPA)
Flooded with questions from concerned travellers on X (formerly known as Twitter), an SWR operative told passengers that ticket restrictions have been lifted so they can travel on any train including on Great Western Railway.
Commuters were also told their tickets will be valid for travel tomorrow instead and were advised to speak to train guards about needing to use different stations as they would be able to ‘use their discretion’.
They added: ‘We currently have ticket acceptance in place with GWR. Please check before you travel again as this may get rescinded for a variety of different reasons.’
National Rail Enquiries said: ‘Due to a serious issue with the track at Walton-on Thames all lines are blocked.
‘Please do not travel as there are no services currently operating.
‘Disruption is expected to last until the end of the day.’
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Network Rail was approached for a comment.
The disruption comes a day after rail fares across England and Wales rose by nearly 5%.
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