Greater Anglia posted on X, previously Twitter, that the signalling system at Harling Road, between Attleborough and Thetford, has been broken by lightning.
Major disruption is predicted till additional discover and it has affected “multiple level crossings and axle counters”.
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Greater Anglia is urging prospects not to journey between Norwich and Cambridge through Thetford and Ely.
⚠ Due to lightning damaging the signalling system at Harling Road all lines are blocked.
Train companies operating by means of this station could also be cancelled or revised. Disruption is predicted till additional discover.
— Greater Anglia (@greateranglia) May 26, 2024
Response groups have been despatched to the station, however an estimated completion time has not been given due to the scope of the work required.
No substitute buses can be found due to engineering works on different elements of the community.
It comes amid a Met Office yellow climate warning for thunderstorms issued for the entire of Norfolk, which got here into power at 12midday and ends at 8pm on Sunday.
READ MORE: Norfolk occasions cancelled due to thunderstorm climate warning
Train tickets dated for in the present day (May 26) will probably be accepted for journey tomorrow (May 27).
If journey is crucial, then Greater Anglia is advising these alternate routes:
Cambridge to Norwich
1. Board the xx:45 to Ipswich and journey to Stowmarket (59-minute journey time)
2. Change at Stowmarket for the xx:48 to Norwich (29-minute journey time)
Norwich to Cambridge
1. Board the xx:00 to Witham and journey to Stowmarket (29-minute journey time)
2. Change at Stowmarket for the xx:34 to Cambridge (64-minute journey time)
