Essex trains hit with CHAOS on major routes including London Liverpool Street

Travel chaos has ensued after overhead wire problems between Shenfield and Chelmsford blocked the line towards Colchester.

The disruption has led to train services being cancelled, delayed, or revised, with no clear end in sight.

The affected routes include Liverpool Street to Braintree, Colchester, Clacton, Ipswich, and Norwich.

Network Rail staff are currently on-site attempting to solve the issue.

Greater Anglia has advised customers to expect delays, short-notice changes, and cancellations.

The Elizabeth Line is accepting Greater Anglia tickets for travel between Liverpool Street and Shenfield.

Similarly, c2c services will accept Greater Anglia tickets between Fenchurch Street and Southend Central.

For those travelling from London to Norwich, Greater Anglia has suggested using the Stansted Express from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport, then changing for services to Norwich.

Alternatively, passengers can travel on Greater Anglia trains to Cambridge, then change for the first available train to Ely and then again at Ely for Norwich.

This journey is estimated to take up to three hours.

Travellers from London to Ipswich are advised to take the Greater Anglia train from London Liverpool Street to Cambridge and change there for services to Ipswich, with a similar journey time of up to three hours.

Greater Anglia and Network Rail have apologised for any disruptions.

Advance purchase ticket holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.

Passengers delayed by 15 minutes or more may be eligible for compensation.

For more information, visit greateranglia.co.uk/about-us/our-performance/delay-repay.

Full-size bicycles, e-scooters, electric cycles, and folding electric cycles are not allowed on rail replacement buses or coaches.

The exact cause of the wire problems has not been specified, but further updates are expected.

Passengers can check the status of their next train and alternative options using Greater Anglia's live map.

Network Rail has also provided a guide to common causes of delays and their efforts to reduce these.