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Burst water main shuts railway station for two days

News imageGreater Anglia Entrance to a railway platform at night, with lights illuminating a stairway, and in the foreground is a waterlogged stretch of railway tracks. The water is dirty green and only the edge of the rails is visible.Greater Anglia
Trains cannot run between Broxbourne and Hertford East because of flooding at Rye House

A railway station will be closed until Friday after flooding from a burst water main caused "extensive damage".

Greater Anglia said water had flooded the track in Hertfordshire and damaged the signalling system at Rye House on Wednesday, meaning trains would be unable to run between Broxbourne and Hertford East.

No trains will run to or from Hertford East, and Rye House station will be closed until at least the end of Friday, National Rail has announced.

A very limited rail replacement bus service will operate, Greater Anglia said.

News imageGreater Anglia Flooded railway line with more gushing over the edge of the platform.Greater Anglia
A burst water main caused "extensive damage" to the line at Rye House station

Thames Water said engineers were deployed to the site and apologised for any disruption.

In a statement, Greater Anglia said: "Due to a burst water main flooding the track and damaging the signalling system at Rye House, we are unable to run trains between Broxbourne and Hertford East.

"The service is suspended.

"Network Rail engineers and Thames Water staff are on site and looking to resolve the issue."

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