Trains delayed and canceled between St Pancras and Blackfriars

Lines between London St Pancras and London Blackfriars are blocked due to “several incidents”.

Thameslink trains were grounded after a power outage at London St Pancras earlier on Friday, but it is unclear whether the problem persists.

National Rail expects these disruptions to continue until at least 5pm.

Southeastern trains through New Cross faced severe disruption throughout Friday morning but the situation has now improved.

This comes after a week of periodic closures of metro stations on different days, when customer service managers who are members of the TSSA union went on strike.

Two subway stations were still closed early Friday morning, after TSSA members went on strike Thursday evening.

Bermondsey and Borough were closed “due to staff unavailability” but both have since reopened.

More updates below.

Good morning

07:02 , King of Jordan

Hello and welcome to The Evening Standard’s live travel coverage today.

Stay tuned for updates on travel in the capital throughout the day.

Borough tube station reopens

07:04 , King of Jordan

The district was closed earlier this morning “due to staff unavailability” but has now reopened.

This is one of several disruptions caused by TSSA customer service executives who went on strike this week.

Bermondsey metro station closed due to TSSA strike

07:06 , King of Jordan

Bermondsey tube station is closed “due to staff unavailability” amid the TSSA walkout this week.

Kentish Town tube station closed – but not because of TSSA strike

07:08 , King of Jordan

This station is expected to be closed until the end of the summer due to engineering work on the escalator.

Minor delays on the Hammersmith & City line

07:09 , King of Jordan

There are currently minor delays due to train cancellations.

Bermondsey metro station reopens after TSSA strike

07:45 , King of Jordan

The metro station was closed “due to staff unavailability” following last night’s TSSA strike, but has now reopened.

Minor delays on the North line

07:55 , King of Jordan

There are currently slight delays due to lack of trains.

No more metro stations closed due to TSSA strike

08:03 , King of Jordan

Throughout the week, several metro stations were forced to close “due to staff unavailability” as customer service managers went on strike.

Two stations – Borough and Bermondsey – were in shock early this morning, but they have both reopened.

All other metro stations are also open, except Kentish Town which is closed for engineering works.

Overground is no longer suspended

08:24 , King of Jordan

The London Overground has started to provide a good service again.

Minor delays on the Central line

08:28 , King of Jordan

There are currently minor delays between Liverpool Street and Leytonstone, eastbound only, due to a faulty train at North Acton – good service on the rest of the line.

Southeastern trains delayed at New Cross

08:57 , King of Jordan

A fault in the signalling system has caused disruption to South Eastern trains running at New Cross.

The following lines are affected: London Charing Cross and Canterbury West, Crayford, Dartford, Gravesend, Hastings, Hayes, Gravesend, Orpington, Maidstone East, Sevenoaks.

Additionally, the route between London Cannon Street and Orpington/Gravesend/Dartford/Barnehurst was disrupted.

Various parts of the Overground section suspended

09:00 , King of Jordan

Another section of the Overground is partly suspended, with no service between Wandsworth Road and Clapham Junction.

This is due to a faulty train at Wandsworth Road.

Good service on the rest of the line.

Thameslink line to London Blackfriars blocked

09:13 , King of Jordan

Disruption has hit the Thameslink line due to a power supply failure at London St Pancras.

This has blocked the line to London Blackfriars, with trains currently at a standstill.

Routes affected by Thameslink disruption:

09:22 , King of Jordan

We have already told you how the Thameslink line to London Blackfriars is currently blocked.

The following routes are affected:

Between St Albans and Sutton, and between Bedford and Brighton / East Grinstead / Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges, and between Cambridge and Brighton, and between Luton / West Hampstead Thameslink and Orpington / Rainham, also between Finsbury Park / Welwyn Garden City and Sevenoaks

London Overground is no longer late

09:26 , King of Jordan

The London Overground has started to offer a good service again.

The central line is no longer delayed

10:19 , King of Jordan

The Central Line has started working properly again.

Reopening of Thameslink lines

10:22 , King of Jordan

We told you earlier how a power cut at St Pancras station in London brought Thameslink trains to a standstill, blocking the route to Blackfriars in London.

These lines have now reopened, but National Rail has warned that disruption could continue.

Disruption to South East trains via NewCross expected to last longer

11:19 , King of Jordan

We told you earlier about the current disruption to South Eastern trains serving New Cross.

This should have been fixed around 11am, but it’s still a problem.

National Rail says disruption will last until at least 1pm.

Thameslink lines blocked between London St Pancras International and London Blackfriars

11:23 , King of Jordan

This is “due to a number of incidents”.

The following routes are affected: between St Albans and Sutton, and between Bedford and Brighton / East Grinstead / Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges, and between Cambridge and Brighton, and between Luton / West Hampstead Thameslink and Orpington / Rainham, also between Finsbury Park / Welwyn Garden City and Sevenoaks.

Minor delays on the metropolitan line

11:26 , King of Jordan

There are currently minor delays between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge due to train cancellations – good service on the rest of the line.

Minor delays on the Piccadilly line

11:27 , King of Jordan

There are currently minor delays between Acton Town and Uxbridge due to train cancellations – good service on the rest of the line.

Disruption to Thameslink expected to last until 5pm

12:45 p.m. , Josh Salisbury

Peak hour commuters could be affected by disruption on Thameslink this evening, as Thameslink lines between St Pancras and Blackfriars are expected to remain blocked until 5pm.

Trains may be delayed, changed or canceled.

The following routes are affected: between St Albans and Sutton, and between Bedford and Brighton / East Grinstead / Gatwick Airport / Three Bridges, and between Cambridge and Brighton, and between Luton / West Hampstead Thameslink and Orpington / Rainham, also between Finsbury Park / Welwyn Garden City and Sevenoaks.

Trains to Wimbledon hit by track failure

13:03 , Josh Salisbury

A track defect means trains are having to run at a slower speed than normal on some lines towards Wimbledon.

The speed restriction affects trains passing through Earlsfield station towards Wimbledon.

Disturbances are expected until 4 p.m.

Significant delays to London Overground

13:42 , King of Jordan

There are currently serious delays between Stratford and Richmond/Clapham Junction while we deal with a track intruder at Willesden Junction.

Minor delays on the Picaadilly line

14:52 , King of Jordan

There are currently minor delays between Acton Town and Rayners Lane due to train cancellations – good service on the rest of the line.

Signal failure at Charing Cross affects trains

15:54 , Robert Dex

A signalling fault at Charing Cross is affecting trains arriving at three of its platforms.

Southeastern said this meant “fewer trains than usual are running between Charing Cross and London Bridge”.

Delays on the Bakerloo line

5:06 p.m. , Robert Dex

TfL are reporting minor delays on the Bakerloo line between Stonebridge Park and Harrow & Wealdstone while they repair a signal fault at Harrow & Wealdstone.

Points failure fixed but disruption expected to last until final day, South Western Railway says

5:15 p.m. , Robert Dex

South Western Railway says it has fixed a points issue at Wimbledon and reopened all its lines, but said it expected “disruption to our services to continue until the end of the day”.

Minor delays on the District Line

7:00 p.m. , Robert Dex

There are minor delays on the District Line between Barking and Tower Hill westbound while a faulty train at Bromley-by-Bow is repaired.