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Tom Place

London travel news LIVE: Elizabeth line facing severe delays following repair work

Repair works on damaged overhead electric wires between London Paddington and Acton Main Line caused severe delays on the Elizabeth line this morning.

Elsewhere, the Met Office have issued yellow weather warnings for snow and ice that will affect services across the country today.

Customers are advised to allow extra time for their journeys and check for the latest updates as services return to normal.

Follow the latest updates below...

Thank you for joining us

Wednesday 7 January 2026 09:54 , Tom Place

That’s the end of our live coverage for today - thank you for following along.

St Pancras - Luton update

Wednesday 7 January 2026 09:44 , Tom Place

There is now a good service again between London St Pancras and Luton following earlier overrunning engineering works.

Tube and Overground update

Wednesday 7 January 2026 09:14 , Tom Place

There is now a good service on the entire Elizabeth line.

The only lines with current issues are the Bakerloo and Central, both running with minor delays.

Piccadilly Line update

Wednesday 7 January 2026 08:59 , Tom Place

There is now a good service on the Piccadilly line between Acton Town and Uxbridge following the earlier customer incident at Park Royal.

Elizabeth line update

Wednesday 7 January 2026 08:39 , Tom Place

The delays between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport & Reading on the Elizabeth line are now only minor.

London roads clear

Wednesday 7 January 2026 08:31 , Tom Place

There are currently no serious disruptions on London’s roads or the M25 - we’ll let you know should any major incidents arise.

Customer incident at Park Royal

Wednesday 7 January 2026 08:16 , Tom Place

There are severe delays between Acton Town and Uxbridge on the Piccadilly Line due to a customer incident at Park Royal.

There is a good service on the rest of the line.

St Pancras - Luton update

Wednesday 7 January 2026 08:04 , Tom Place

All lines have now reopened following earlier overrunning engineering works between West Hampstead Thameslink and Luton.

Trains may continue to be delayed by up to 15 minutes, with disruption is expected until around 8:30am.

Elizabeth line update

Wednesday 7 January 2026 07:50 , Tom Place

All lines have now reopened following earlier overrunning engineering works between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport & Reading on the Elizabeth line.

Services may continue to be delayed up to 30 minutes, with disruption expected until around 8:45am.

Bakerloo update

Wednesday 7 January 2026 07:42 , Tom Place

There are now minor delays on the entire Bakerloo line - we’ll update you should this change.

Weather warnings in place

Wednesday 7 January 2026 07:31 , Tom Place

The Met Office have issued yellow weather warnings for snow and ice that will affect services across the country until the end of the week.

Storm Goretti is also expected to bring strong winds and snow to parts of the UK

Travellers today and through the end of the week are strongly advised to check their full journey before they travel.

Disruption between St Pancras and Luton

Wednesday 7 January 2026 07:23 , Tom Place

Overrunning engineering works between West Hampstead Thameslink and Luton is causing some delays on routes between London St Pancras International and Luton this morning.

Do check your journey and leave extra time for your commute.

Tube and Overground update

Wednesday 7 January 2026 07:15 , Tom Place

There are currently severe delays on the Elizabeth line between Reading & Heathrow Terminal 5 and Paddington due to a late finish of engineering works.

There is a good service on the rest of the line.

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

Good Morning

Wednesday 7 January 2026 07:09 , Tom Place

Hello everyone - we will be keeping you updated on all the latest travel information throughout the morning.

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