A trackside fire has caused major disruption to rail services for a third day.
The blaze damaged signalling equipment near Stratford on Friday evening, causing significant issues at the east London station across the weekend.
Network Rail engineers are working as quickly as possible to repair the damaged infrastructure and restore the signalling equipment back to normal.
Routes to and from London Liverpool Street continue to be affected, including services to Norwich, Ipswich, Clacton-on-Sea, Braintree, Colchester Town, and Southend Victoria.
⚠️Due to a fire next to the track at #Stratford some lines are blocked.
📢Train services running through this station will be cancelled, delayed or revised.
⌚Disruption is expected until further notice.
All service updates👇🏻https://t.co/EznQzXXKlN pic.twitter.com/TYFZwztxIc— Greater Anglia (@greateranglia) July 13, 2026
A Greater Anglia spokesperson said: "As a result of this, a reduced number of Greater Anglia train services can run via Stratford.
"We expect that trains that do run will be busier than usual.
"Please do check our website and app for the most up to date service information – check before you travel."
Routes between Stratford and Bishops Stortford and Stratford and Meridian Water are also affected.
Passengers travelling via Shenfield and Stratford are advised to check before travelling as some services may be cancelled or altered at short notice.
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