London Waterloo disruption live: ‘Do not travel' warning issued by SWR after major signalling failure
Disruption is expected to continue for the rest of the day due to 14 platforms at the busy station being out of service due to the failure.
According to National Rail, the incident was first reported shortly after 5.30am.
Taking to social media, angry customers have complained of the situation being a 'total shambles' while another said they were 'totally disgusted and distraught'.
Due to the level of disruption, any unused tickets will be valid for Tuesday.
In a statement on X, the railway operator said: 'Engineers are on sit attempting to restore the use of the platforms, but with very few trains able to move in and out of London Waterloo and crew already displaced, services across the network are severely disrupted.'
It follows several days of disruption at Waterloo with platforms 1 to 14 also out of use for several hours on Saturday due to a signalling failure.
South Western Railway's full statement:
'Due to a major signalling failure at London Waterloo, please do not travel on our services this morning.
'The failure of the equipment that routes trains in and out of the station means we cannot use platforms 1 to 14 at London Waterloo at this time, significantly limiting capacity.
'Engineers are on site attempting to restore the use of the platforms, but with very few trains able to move in and out of London Waterloo and trains and crew already displaced, services across the network are severely disrupted.
'While we are hoping to restore some services later in the day, these are still likely to be subject to delays and alterations.
'Customers should please check back for updates. We are very sorry for the disruption to journeys this morning.'
Athena Stavrou21 July 2025 08:54
'Do not travel' warning issued by SWR after major signalling failure at Waterloo
A major signalling failure at London's Waterloo station has caused commuter chaos this morning, with disruption expected for the remainder of the day.
South Western Railways has urged customers 'do not travel this morning' due to 14 platforms at the busy station being out of service due to the failure.
They added that while they were hoping to restore some services later on Monday, they would still likely be subject to delays and alterations.
Athena Stavrou21 July 2025 08:53
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