Rail commuters heading south on the East Coast Mainline are experiencing delays due to overhead wire problems.
Engineers worked throughout the night to repair the damage to the line near Peterborough and minimise delays to services going to London King's Cross.
The problem has now been fixed, but National Rail says the knock-on effect will see trains delayed until 10:00.
Those affected by the problem are East Coast, First Capital Connect, First Hull Trains and Grand Central.
Several First Capital Connect trains have been cancelled while others are delayed by up to two hours.
East Coast services have also been delayed - some by up to four hours.
The problem developed just after 18:00 BST on Monday between Peterborough and Stevenage, causing huge delays for travellers caught up in the delays.
'Defer travel'Many of those took to Twitter to vent their frustrations.
Gary Lythgoe tweeted on Tuesday morning: "Cancelled trains, Peterborough trains completely full, kings cross underground limited access. Brilliant."
And Chris Culpin tweeted: "Bet @eastcoastuk customer service is busy today. 4.51am arrival at kings cross only 5 hours 45 min delay for me I was one of the lucky 1's".
On Monday night, Gemma Chandler said: "I've been sitting on a stationary train at Peterborough for 1hr45mins & we haven't had an announcement update for 55mins."
An East Coast spokesman said: "Due to severe overhead line damage last evening between Peterborough and Stevenage, significant disruption is anticipated at the start of today's East Coast services.
"East Coast trains are expected to be severely restricted, and cancellations are likely throughout the day.
"Customers are advised to defer travel until later in the day, or alternatively, to travel tomorrow if possible.
"Tickets dated for travel on Monday or Tuesday will be valid for travel on Wednesday and customers are advised to try to travel as close as possible to their original booked time."
The spokesman said the line was blocked because of an overhead wire problem, about five miles from Peterborough.
According to the company, the main problems were with passengers heading south rather than out of the capital.
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