Train services in London and Glasgow have been severely disrupted during Thursday morning's rush hour due to infrastructure failures at two major stations. A signalling fault at London Waterloo and overhead wire damage at Glasgow Central are causing widespread delays and cancellations.
The London disruption centres on a signalling fault between Waterloo and Vauxhall, blocking some lines towards Clapham Junction. South Western Railway confirmed engineers are on site but cannot give a repair timeline. «Engineers are on site, however we don't know when the fault will be fixed,» a spokesperson said.
Queenstown Road station is not being served in either direction until the fault is resolved. Trains between Waterloo and Clapham Junction face cancellations, delays, or route changes. Disruption is expected to last until 11am.
Alternative routes offered
South Western Railway is accepting tickets on Southern services between Battersea Park and Clapham Junction. Transport for London buses between Waterloo, Vauxhall, Queenstown Road, Clapham Junction, Wimbledon, Putney and Barnes are also valid at no extra cost.
Glasgow Central hit by wire damage
Scotland's busiest train station is experiencing its own disruption after overhead power lines were damaged. Network Rail confirmed the damage affects multiple routes in and out of the high-level platforms.
«Our team at Glasgow Central have confirmed there's damage to the overhead wires affecting routes in/out of the station. We're working to assess the severity of the damage and what repairs are needed now,» Network Rail said at 6:47am.
ScotRail services between Glasgow Central and Ayr, Largs and Ardrossan are affected. Network Rail shared photographs of disconnected wires and confirmed response teams are on site. The operator apologized for the disruption to morning commuters.
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