TRAINS between Wokingham and Ascot are expected to be subject to delays until the early afternoon operators have announced following an on-track incident.
South Western Railway and National Rail have both reported that trains between Ascot and Wokingham will see delays until around 2pm today, June 29, after a person was reportedly involved in an incident on the tracks.
South Western Railway has reported that a person was struck by a train during the course of the incident, and emergency services are currently responding.
SWR says that it is attempting to put a bus replacement service in place between Reading and Virginia Water, but this is still yet to be completed.
London Waterloo to Reading services will start and terminate at Virginia Water.
Tickets for services along the route will also be valid on a number of other services.
This includes Great Western Railway services between:
– London Paddington and Reading (in both directions)
– Basingstoke and Reading (in both directions)
– Reading and Guildford (in both directions)
As well as:
– London Underground services between London Waterloo and London Paddington
– Elizabeth Line services between London Paddington and Reading (in both directions).
A post to South Western Railway’s website reads:
“Due to emergency services dealing with an incident between Ascot and Wokingham all lines are blocked. Train services running through this station may be delayed. Disruption is expected until 14:00 29/06.
“We have received reports that a person has been struck by a train between Ascot and Bracknell. Our response teams are working with the emergency services to assist with the incident.
“In order to allow emergency services access to the railway all power to the track will need to be switched off in the affected area.
“We have requested rail replacement buses to run between Virginia Water and Reading but these are not currently confirmed.”
