Train services across the South East have been completely cancelled due to Storm Eunice.
The announcement from National Rail comes as multiple train operators have cancelled or suspended their services, including Great Western Railway, Chiltern Railway and CrossCountry.
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National Rail has urged people not to travel today unless it is absolutely essential.
ℹ️ #StormEunice - No Southeastern services today due to Storm Eunice.
— National Rail (@nationalrailenq) February 18, 2022
Due a large number of trees falling on the railway, the entire Southeastern network is now closed. DO NOT TRAVEL.
How does this affect my journey?
There has been a large number of trees fall across the network - blocking most lines.
For the safety of everyone involved and to allow teams to slowly work through all the incidents, National Rail have closed the entire network.
Trains currently en route will move to the nearest safe location and terminate.
What do I need to do?
- If you've already bought your ticket for Friday 18 February, you can use it on Saturday 19 February at no extra cost. Or you can apply for a refund.
- If you've already bought your ticket for Friday 18 February, you can apply for a refund - there's info how to do this on National Rail's Storm Eunice Page. Alternatively, you can use it on Saturday 19 February or Sunday 20 February at no extra cost. You can also use it on Monday 21st February, but please note, Peak and Off Peak restrictions will still apply on Monday.
- If you were planning to travel today with an Advance ticket, your ticket will now be valid on Saturday at the nearest time to that on your ticket. Or you can apply for a full refund.
- If you choose not to travel, Season ticket holders can claim Delay Repay and when doing so should select ‘abandoned journey’ and will then be compensated to the value of a daily return journey rate.
- Please visit the Southeastern Storm Eunice page for full information on Refunds.
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