All trains delayed at Britain's busiest train station TODAY with lines shut for major works – is your route impacted?
Passengers have been urged to check their journey ahead as planned engineering works will take place tonight.
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Trains to and from Liverpool Street Station, which serves 94.5million passengers a year, will be running up to 15 minutes late today.
Commuters travelling before 9.40am or after 23.05pm will need to plan accordingly.
Some lines will be rescheduled to operate 15 minutes earlier or later than usual.
All Greater Anglia services have been affected as major work is taking place between Shenfield and Liverpool Street Station.
Liverpool Street Station revamp
It comes as Liverpool Street Station is set to receive a stunning multimillion-pound revamp - which will include a grand terminal and outside gardens.
The groundbreaking plans for the new upgrade will make the station future-proofed and ready to accommodate over 200 million people for the decades ahead, according to Network Rail.
Their application to give the iconic station a colossal transformation has recently been approved by City of London.
The new vision will see the station become more spacious, better connected between its different lines, and much more accessible.
Chief Executive of Network Rail, Sir Andrew Haines, said: 'The station proposed in this application is absolutely what London needs.
"An accessible, inclusive, world-class multi-modal transport gateway to the heart of London - designed to serve the City, all Londoners, and everyone who travels through it."
The historic station is in much need of an upgrade, as since the last major renovation, its passenger numbers have tripled.
Liverpool Street station opened i n 1875 and ever since it has grown in parallel with London's iconic Square mile.
More on rail
An English train station is due to shut for two years ahead of major £11.5 million revamp.
Another major station is scheduled to close for a month while upgrades take place.
Plus, London commuters were issued a travel warning follow significant delays this week.
And a unique UK train station dating back 90 years will also shut for the entire summer during a major revamp.
A huge new £166 million railway station is set to transform a market town with first mainline trains in 50 years.
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