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| London Waterloo: South Western Railway delays as engineering works overrun | London Waterloo: South Western Railway delays as engineering works overrun |
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| Commuters on South Western Railway have been told not to travel after engineering works overran. | Commuters on South Western Railway have been told not to travel after engineering works overran. |
| No SWR trains are running between Surbiton and London Waterloo - the UK's busiest railway station. | No SWR trains are running between Surbiton and London Waterloo - the UK's busiest railway station. |
| Woking, Surbiton, Raynes Park and Earlsfield stations have been closed and people advised not to travel. | Woking, Surbiton, Raynes Park and Earlsfield stations have been closed and people advised not to travel. |
| The rail operator said services across its entire network may be cancelled, delayed or revised all day after work due to finish at 04:30 GMT was delayed. | The rail operator said services across its entire network may be cancelled, delayed or revised all day after work due to finish at 04:30 GMT was delayed. |
| SWR has warned that disruption "is expected until the end of the day". | |
| Normally-packed rush hour trains have been cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. | Normally-packed rush hour trains have been cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. |
| More news from the South of England. | |
| Rail passengers have taken to social media to complain about the latest disruption to hit SWR following a spate of problems involving signal and points failures. | Rail passengers have taken to social media to complain about the latest disruption to hit SWR following a spate of problems involving signal and points failures. |
| Silvia Mendes described it as "complete and utter shambles" while Richard Sansom simply posted: "You have got to be kidding me @SW_Railway." | |
| A long-running dispute over the role of guards on trains has also crippled services because of strikes. | A long-running dispute over the role of guards on trains has also crippled services because of strikes. |
| SWR operates services from London Waterloo to Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire. | SWR operates services from London Waterloo to Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire. |
| A message to passengers said: "We have been informed of over-running Network Rail engineering works between London Waterloo and Surbiton. | A message to passengers said: "We have been informed of over-running Network Rail engineering works between London Waterloo and Surbiton. |
| "This means that trains cannot run between London Waterloo and Surbiton. Customers are advised not to travel." | "This means that trains cannot run between London Waterloo and Surbiton. Customers are advised not to travel." |
| An SWR spokesman added: "Passengers are asked to delay the start of their journeys this morning as all lines from Surbiton into Waterloo are blocked due to over-running engineering works... | An SWR spokesman added: "Passengers are asked to delay the start of their journeys this morning as all lines from Surbiton into Waterloo are blocked due to over-running engineering works... |
| "We are sorry for the disruption and will update our website as soon as we have a clearer picture of when lines may reopen." | "We are sorry for the disruption and will update our website as soon as we have a clearer picture of when lines may reopen." |
| Southern services between East Croydon and London Victoria have also been disrupted because of over-running engineering works. | Southern services between East Croydon and London Victoria have also been disrupted because of over-running engineering works. |
| The rail operator said services running to and from those stations may be cancelled or diverted via London Bridge. Disruption is expected until 09:00. | The rail operator said services running to and from those stations may be cancelled or diverted via London Bridge. Disruption is expected until 09:00. |
| Are you travelling with South Western Railway today? Have you been affected by the delays and cancellations? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you travelling with South Western Railway today? Have you been affected by the delays and cancellations? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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