Greater Anglia trains blocked at Billericay after wire fault | Echo

Due to overhead wire problems at Billericay train station, all lines are blocked as services are unable to run.

All Greater Anglia trains from Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria are forced to terminate at Shenfield, while all services from Southend Victoria to Liverpool Street will start at Shenfield.

#Billericay^[1] - Greater Anglia and Network Rail are sorry if your journey has been affected by this disruption.

Specific train service alterations are available here:https://t.co/DzHrwdrVCy^[2]

Delay Repay : Please visit https://t.co/BlBJUOSVlF^[3]

— Greater Anglia (@greateranglia) July 17, 2023^[4]

A shuttle service is running between Billericay and Southend Victoria.

Customers are advised that Greater Anglia tickets are being accepted on c2c services between Fenchurch Street and Southend Central.

Customers are advised to walk to Fenchurch Street from Liverpool Street, but for those who would prefer to take the underground, Greater Anglia tickets are being accepted between Liverpool Street and Tower Hill (for Fenchurch Street) on the Circle Line.

Greater Anglia is currently attempting to source alternative road transport.

Network Rail are investigating and looking to rectify the fault, the train operator says.

References

1. ^{^} #Billericay (twitter.com)
2. ^{^} https://t.co/DzHrwdrVCy (t.co)
3. ^{^} https://t.co/BlBJUOSVlF (t.co)
4. ^{^} July 17, 2023 (twitter.com)