Hundreds of people heading to Cop26 in Glasgow have been stranded in London after the main rail route between the two cities was closed.
Avanti West Coast have advised people not to travel after a tree fell on power cables near Rugby, blocking the line.
Passengers waiting to embark from Euston station reported scenes of chaos with hundreds left waiting on the platform.
All Glasgow trains out of Euston cancelled because of a fallen tree. Concourse rammed with people. Not clear atm how/whether anyone is getting to Glasgow today in time for the first day of #cop26 pic.twitter.com/6vqmaOH6Uz
— Olivia Rudgard (@OliviaRudgard) October 31, 2021
It is now unlikely they will be able to use the route to get to Scotland's largest city on the day the vital climate conefernce opens.
A spokesman for Avanti said: "We are advising people not to travel and to find alternative routes of they can.
"Network Rail engineers are at the scene to assess the damage and work out the next steps.
"But until we know the extent of the damage it is impossible to give a tiomeframe for when the line will be open".
⚠️Due to the extent of the disruption for services heading north of London, we're advising customers do not travel.
— Avanti West Coast (@AvantiWestCoast) October 31, 2021
One passenger Tweeted: "All Glasgow trains out of Euston cancelled because of a fallen tree.
"Concourse rammed with people. Not clear atm how/whether anyone is getting to Glasgow today in time for the first day of #cop26".
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