Major rail operator serving London King’s Cross issues urgent ‘do not travel’ warning

Passengers began crowding the London King’s Cross station concourse today after a stretch of the East Coast Main Line was blocked (Picture: X/@jacob_pepp62028)

Thousands of passengers face disruption on the railways after major damage to overhead wires, causing mayhem at London King’s Cross.

Sunday journeys have been thrown into chaos after the wires broke between Peterborough and Stevenage, blocking part of the East Coast Main Line.

Grand Central, Great Northern, Hull Trains, LNER, Lumo and Thameslink are slated for disruption until the end of the day, with train cancellations and up to two-hour delays in the pipeline.

The rail route is a main artery connecting Scotland, East Midlands, Yorkshire and London King’s Cross.

The Doncaster area has become a bottleneck as a result, and delays could spil...