Commuters heading to and from London Paddington face “major disruption” this evening because of damage to overhead electric cables.
Trains running to and from the station may be cancelled or delayed by up to 80 minutes, National Rail said.
The disruption also affects the Elizabeth line, with services to stations between Paddington and Heathrow and Reading cancelled.
One stranded passenger told Sky News: “I’ve been sat for an hour outside Paddington and [it was] just announced another train has crashed into a power line.
“There’ll be thousands of people heading for Heathrow missing flights.”
In a statement on its website, National Rail said the problems are down to “damage to the overhead electric wires between London Paddington and Acton Main Line”, meaning “all lines are blocked”.
Trains running to or from London Paddington, the statement warned, “may be cancelled, delayed by up to 80 minutes or revised.”
In addition, the statement advised, trains won’t be stopping at stations between London Paddington and Heathrow or Reading and services towards Shenfield will all start at London Liverpool Street.
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