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Rail services out of London Euston have been stopped following damage to power lines at Watford. Rail services from London Euston have been affected following damage to power lines at Watford.
Network Rail said it received reports of overhead power lines being damaged at Watford Junction at about 1530 BST.Network Rail said it received reports of overhead power lines being damaged at Watford Junction at about 1530 BST.
The company said it did not know the cause of the problem and were sending engineers to the site to investigate. London Midland and Virgin Trains are unable to run any services but London Overground services are not affected.
Network Rail said it was sending engineers to the site to investigate the cause of the problem and journeys are being delayed by up to two hours.
Virgin Trains, which runs services from the north London station, said it was "quite a serious problem" and had advised passengers to avoid travelling.Virgin Trains, which runs services from the north London station, said it was "quite a serious problem" and had advised passengers to avoid travelling.
Virgin Trains said it had one train not far from Watford that passengers would have to be taken off. The company said it had one train not far from Watford that passengers would have to be taken off.
The disruption comes after Euston services were badly affected following the closure of the West Coast Main Line on Friday when a plane crashed close to the line in Staffordshire.The disruption comes after Euston services were badly affected following the closure of the West Coast Main Line on Friday when a plane crashed close to the line in Staffordshire.
The damage has now been repaired and the line is now re-opening with services expected to be back to normal by Monday morning.The damage has now been repaired and the line is now re-opening with services expected to be back to normal by Monday morning.