Rush hour chaos hits commuters as ALL lines are blocked at London Euston station by signalling fault causing major disruption and cancelled trains
- A signalling fault hit commuters at London Euston station at around 4pm today
- Lines were blocked as a result, with disruption expected to continue this evening
- National Rail has now warned of cancellations and delays of up to 60 minutes
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There is major disruption at London Euston station after all lines were blocked due to a signalling fault this afternoon.
National Rail has warned of cancellations and delays up to 60 minutes as a result, and is warning passengers to seek alternative routes.
All lines have now re-opened but disruption is expected for most of the evening.
Passengers using Virgin Trains, London Overground and London Northwestern Railway have all been told to prepare for delays.
There is major disruption at London Euston station this evening, after a signalling fault closed all lines temporarily
Passengers are being warned of cancellations and delays of up to 60 minutes as National Rail works to restore service following a signalling fault
Irate passengers caught up in the chaos have taken to Twitter to complain about the chaos, which comes just one day after thousands of British Airways passengers were caught up in an IT meltdown.
James Penfold wrote on Twitter: ‘Yesterday BA total IT failure and today Network Rail signalling fails & Euston shuts down.
‘@BorisJohnson the infrastructure in this country is truly shocking. It’s like being a child in the 70’s all over again!
‘Are you sure we can go it alone?? #doubtful’
While Holly Southgate wrote: ‘F****** love being stranded in London because no trains are running from Euston.
‘All trains in my direction have been cancelled.’
And Mark Ling said: ‘Another day in Paradise services suspended at Euston. It’s appalling we invented the railway but are incapable of running them successfully.’
National Rail tweeted this afternoon: ‘All lines have now reopened at London Euston following a fault with the signalling system at this station.
‘Services are beginning to return to normal, however, disruption is still to be expected and trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.’
London Euston also tweeted: ‘Power has been restored at Euston and signals are now working again. We’re sorry to passengers as significant disruption is expected while trains get back to normal.’
More to follow.