London travel news LIVE: Elizabeth line and Heathrow Express chaos as emergency services respond to casualty on track

This is the current scene at Hanwell station, following reports of a casualty on the tracks between Paddington and Heathrow this morning.

Signs state that the station is closed, with police tape blocking the entrance, and several police vehicles parked outside.

The Standard has approached British Transport Police (BTP) and TfL for more information.

A sign at Hanwell station

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Police cars outside Hanwell station

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Heathrow trains are back up and running as the service starts to recover.

Passengers were being advised to head to the westbound platforms as usual.

Reading services remain at risk of being cancelled or terminated early.

The Standard was told that an earlier Reading train, due at Paddington at about 8.40am, was cancelled, while a Reading service due in at 9.11am has been changed to terminate at Maidenhead.

Services at Paddington are beginning to recover

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A safety inspection of the track taking place in the Battersea Park area is disrupting trains running between Clapham Junction and London Victoria.

Trains may be cancelled or delayed, with disruption expected until around 10.45am.

The Heathrow Express has now reopened, running at a reduced frequency.

There are massive delays on part of the M25 this morning following a multi-vehicle collision.

Three of four lanes are closed between J11 and J12, with emergency services working at scene.

National Highways are currently reporting delays in excess of 60 minutes.

Here is the scene at Paddington station this morning.

The latest advice being given to travellers is that many services are not running yet, but could be soon.

However, Elizabeth line staff are advising passengers that the westbound service towards Heathrow and Reading has been reinstated.

Reading trains are expected to be very busy following the suspension.

Two women observe a departure board at Paddington station

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Departure boards at Paddington highlight the morning’s disruption

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The departure boards at Paddington station

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The concourse at Paddington

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There is still no service between Paddington and Reading & Heathrow Terminals on the Elizabeth line while emergency services deal with a casualty on the track.

There are also severe delays on the line between Paddington and Abbey Wood.

London Underground are accepting valid tickets via any reasonable route.

The Heathrow Express also remains fully closed, while Great Western Railway are also being severely impacted.

There are minor delays on the Northern line between Camden Town and Kennington via Charing Cross due to a points failure at Kennington.

There is a good service on the rest of the line.

There is no service on the Suffragette line between Barking Riverside and Barking due to a late finish of engineering work.

There are also severe Delays on the rest of the line.

There are minor delays on both the District and Metropolitan lines due to train cancellations.