No Southeastern trains through Chislehurst due to equipment problems

Southeastern say there is "problems with line-side equipment" which is preventing its trains from calling at the station.

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National Rail say it expects disruption to last until at least 9.30am with trains being cancelled, delayed or revised.

A statement read: "Due to a local electrical supply problem affecting the driver dispatch monitors, we are unable to stop at Chislehurst station."

#Chislehurst - You can use London Buses on reasonable routes to connect to other local station where trains are stopping. Please use on line journey planners and allow extra time to reach your destination. https://t.co/79odIpim47

— National Rail (@nationalrailenq) February 26, 2019

London buses are accepting tickets between Chislehurst and Orpington.

Passengers can hop on the R7 between Chislehurst and Petts Wood / Orpington at no extra cost.

We will keep you updated here.

UPDATE - Southeastern is now reporting that trains are back running through Chislehurst, with the problem taking shorter than expected to resolve. 

UPDATE - More bad news... 

⚠️ UPDATE: Trains heading AWAY from London are now unable to stop at #Chislehurst because of a problem with the line-side equipment. Tickets are being accepted on London Bus services between Chislehurst and Orpington. Trains towards London are able to stop as normal.

— Southeastern (@Se_Railway) February 26, 2019