Disruption at Stratford station continues after a major trackside fire sparked travel chaos.
Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze on Friday, which involved trees and shrubbery near the railway tracks.
Crews brought the fire under control at around 10pm, but remained at the scene overnight to monitor for any flare-ups.
Urgent repairs are now being carried out, forcing the closure of lines in and out of the station, causing travel disruption.
National Rail says only two of the usual five lines running through Stratford are currently open, meaning some service alterations and cancellations are expected.
Currently, c2c services are unable to operate to and from London Liverpool Street, with services instead running to and from London Fenchurch Street.
Elizabeth line services can now run through the station, however, there will still be cancellations and delays.
Greater Anglia services are disrupted on all routes to and from Stratford and passengers are advised to check before they travel.
London Overground services are no longer being impacted.
We're making steady progress to extinguish multiple seats of fire near #Stratford station but crews are expected to remain on scene through the evening.
— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) July 10, 2026
Firefighters have been assisting @BTP to decant passengers from nearby stopped trains.
More: https://t.co/dldVWmBS8O pic.twitter.com/rmuwA37tvQ
Footage shared on social media showed thick smoke billowing into the sky as flames tore through the vegetation close to the railway line on Friday.
Around 1,400 passengers had to be evacuated from nearby stopped trains which could not enter the station.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) confirmed that they received the first of around 30 calls at 6.54pm and that crews were mobilised from Plaistow, Poplar, Ilford, Bethnal Green and surrounding fire stations to the scene.
The public have been advised to avoid the area.
It is not yet clear whether the hot weather was responsible for the blaze.
LFB previously said that firefighters were assisting the British Transport Police to safely decant passengers from a number of trains that were stopped near the station.
National Rail said on their website: “A fire next to the track in the Stratford (London) area means all lines are closed.
“Trains running through this station will be cancelled or revised. Until lines reopen and trains in the area are able to move again services will also be severely delayed.”
The Elizabeth line, c2c and Greater Anglia services will be affected for the remainder of the day.
of course there a fire at stratford station pic.twitter.com/ZNIlQpVvC5
— wynter (@ma1ito) July 10, 2026
One passenger took to social media to say they were stranded on their way to a wedding.
They wrote: “I’m sat on a Greater Anglia to Norwich and we are stuck on the tracks!”
Station Commander Scott Thorpe, who is at the scene, said: “This fire was predominantly located within an area of grass and shrubbery that was surrounded on all sides by railway tracks. Crews also worked to extinguish other pockets of fire in around the station's sidings.
"The power to the railway tracks was isolated and the Brigade liaised closely with its multi-agency partners in order to resolve this incident safely.
"Firefighters worked hard to bring this fire under control as swiftly as possible; and we retained a presence through the night to ensure all areas had been fully extinguished."
