Passengers travelling to London this morning are facing disruptions.

National Rail has reported a fault with the overhead electric wires between Reading and London Paddington is resulting in some lines being blocked between these stations.

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Trains running to and from London Paddington could be cancelled or delayed by up to 20 minutes.

Disruptions is expected to last until 9am.

One commuter said a whole train has been locked with passengers packed inside the train at Reading station.