TRAVEL chaos has been caused at Euston station after a train derailment, with passengers to face long delays to journeys today.
The train derailed at “low speed” near Milton Keynes in Bletchley today.
Commuters can expect significant travel delays of around 90 minutes through London Euston Station.
No passengers were on the train and no injuries have been reported, according to London Northwestern Rail.
National Rail warn major disruptions are expected until the end of the day as some lines have been closed.
In a statement on their website, the train provider said: “Trains running through this station may be cancelled, delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised.”
Several trains are experiencing delays of over 90 minutes since the incident occurred.
These include trains to Manchester Picadilly, Glasgow Central, Chester, Edinburgh, and Liverpool Lime Street.
Avanti West Coast said people may use their ticket on the following services:
- Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street
- CrossCountry between Reading and Edinburgh (via Birmingham New Street)
- East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Sheffield / Derby, and between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime St (via Stockport)
- LNER between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh
- TransPennine Express between Preston and Manchester Piccadilly / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh, and between Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds
- London Northwestern Railway between Rugby and Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street (via Nuneaton or Birmingham New Street), and between Crewe and Stoke-on-Trent
- Northern between Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent / Crewe, both directions until the end of the day, and also between Carlisle and Newcastle, in both directions until further notice
- ScotRail between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh in both directions until further notice
- Transport for Wales between Crewe and Holyhead in both directions until further notice
London Northwestern Railway said its customers can use their tickets on the following routes:
- Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Rugby and Crewe, and also between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street
- Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone
- CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Reading / Leicester / Stoke-on-Trent, and also between Tamworth and Derby
- East Midlands Railway between Crewe and Derby, and also between Derby and London St Pancras International
- London Overground on any reasonable route
