Skip to content A Met Office Yellow Alert across London started at 10am and will run until 9pm, covering a large part of central, southern and eastern England, including London.
A number of train services, including some on London commuter lines, were canceled due to fallen trees.
Here is a list of trains and flights already canceled or affected on Friday:
Southern, Thameslink & Gatwick Express
Earlier on Friday, Southern Rail announced a lightning strike at Normans Bay which prevented trains from stopping at the station.
Elsewhere, several fallen trees affected services, including a number of commuter services to London.
A tree which fell on the platform at Angmering early this morning is affecting services between Worthing and Angmering.
A tree blocking the railway at Moulsecoomb affected services between Lewes and Brighton, and another at Uckfield earlier this morning affected services between Crowborough and Uckfield.
Many services are canceled or delayed due to Storm Austen
Southern Railway
Services between Haywards Heath and Brighton were affected by a tree on the line near Balcombe, and another at Swanwick earlier this morning resulted in a reduced service between Southampton Central and Fareham.
CrossCountry have made some changes to their service until the end of Saturday due to Storm Austen.
There will be no crosscountry services operating between Plymouth and Penzance on Friday, with further changes to services between Bristol, Plymouth and Penzance on both Friday and Saturday depending on the storm’s impact.
Great Western Railway will accept crosscountry tickets between Cheltenham Spa and Penzance at no extra charge.
Speed restrictions on routes in Devon and Cornwall mean less Great Western Railway is operating today.
Long distance services towards Devon and Cornwall run between Reading and Plymouth only, with connections on local services.
A number of early morning services were also canceled to allow teams to assess the impact of any damage in full daylight.
Rail replacement coaches run between Exeter St Davids, Okehampton Interchange and Okehampton, in both directions.
Storm Austen brought strong winds and heavy rain across much of southern England
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Trains between Par and Newquay have been suspended due to a tree on the line, with rail replacement taxis requested.
Another tree on the line means trains will run between Truro and Falmouth Docks at reduced speeds.
The route runs a reduced service, with trains from Truro departing at 15 minutes on the hour, and trains from Falmouth Docks at 45 minutes on the hour.
All Hull to Halifax services will start and end at Bradford Interchange, while some Leeds to York via Harrogate services will be revised and either not call at Weeton or Headingley, in either direction.
Some Leeds to Chester services will not call at Bramley, in this direction only, and some York to Blackpool North services will not call at New Pudsey.
Ashington to Newcastle services will not call at Northumberland Park, while some Blackburn to Headbolt Lane services will not call at Smithy Bridge.
A number of trees blocking the railway are causing many south-west services.
A tree blocking the railway between Branksome and Bournemouth means all lines are blocked, with trains running between Weymouth and Bournemouth delayed by up to 45 minutes.
Response teams are now in place to remove the tree from the line, but services between Weymouth, Poole, Bournemouth and London Waterloo will be subject to delay, change and cancellation today.
Trains for Brockenhurst – Lymington Pier services have also been suspended until further notice due to the incident.
Another tree blocking the railway at Horsley has disrupted the service between Guildford and Effingham Junction.
The tree has now been removed, but there are still cancellations and delays as service resumes.
A tree blocking the line between Swanwick and Fareham has also been removed, with further delays affecting Southampton Central to Portsmouth & Southsea stopping services.
Several London flights to the Channel Islands were canceled on Friday due to high winds from Storm Austen.
8.40 am – London Heathrow to Jersey – British Airways
11.55am – London Heathrow to Guernsey – British Airways
14.55 – London Heathrow to Jersey – British Airways
8.35 am – London Gatwick to Guernsey – Aurigny
10.10 am – London Gatwick to Jersey – British Airways
11.05 am – London Gatwick to Guernsey – Aurigny
11.55 am – London Gatwick to Guernsey – Aurigny
12.55pm – London Gatwick to Jersey – easyJet
18.50 – London Gatwick to Jersey – British Airways
