A railway station will be closed until Friday after flooding from a burst water main caused "extensive damage".

Greater Anglia said water had flooded the track in Hertfordshire and damaged the signalling system at Rye House on Wednesday, meaning trains would be unable to run between Broxbourne and Hertford East.

No trains will run to or from Hertford East, and Rye House station will be closed until at least the end of Friday, National Rail has announced.

A very limited rail replacement bus service will operate, Greater Anglia said.

Thames Water said engineers were deployed to the site and apologised for any disruption.

In a statement, Greater Anglia said: "Due to a burst water main flooding the track and damaging the signalling system at Rye House, we are unable to run trains between Broxbourne and Hertford East. The service is suspended. Network Rail engineers and Thames Water staff are on site and looking to resolve the issue."

Line reopens after work to replace flooded tracks


Work to replace the tracks at Rye House station was carried out over nine days - Image © Network Rail

A busy railway branch line has reopened following work to replace about half a mile of tracks.

A burst Thames Water sewer pipe flooded the lines at Rye House station, Hertfordshire, in December.

The track was replaced over nine days, with the work completed on Sunday.  While the work was being done, there were no trains serving Hertford East, Ware, St Margarets or Rye House.

Martin Beable, of Great British Railways – Anglia, had previously apologised for the disruption and said that there was "never a good time to close the railway, especially for an extended period".

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