London travel news LIVE: Elizabeth line and Tube suspensions spark morning rush hour chaosCircle line completely suspended and three others partially suspended due to ‘infrastructure damage on the track’‘Damaged infrastructure’ on track at Baker Street is causing huge disruption PA ArchiveTom Place, News Reporter|Michael Howie, Senior News Editor24 minutes ago
Commuters are facing huge disruption on the Tube and Elizabeth line on Thursday morning.
The Circle line was suspended at 6.30am while three other lines – the District, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City – were partially suspended due to “damage to infrastructure on the track” at Baker Street.
The Standard has contacted Transport for London for more details.
Meanwhile, there was no service on the Elizabeth line between Heathrow/ Reading and Paddington due to a casualty on the track.
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London Tramlink part suspended
There is currently no London Tramlink service between Beckenham Junction and Harrington Road due to a signal failure in the Harrington Road area.
There remains a good service on all other tram routes.
Baker Street update
According to TfL, the issue at Baker Street is with track drainage.
TfL engineers are currently on site assessing what has happened and working out a plan to resolve it as quickly as possible..
There is no current indication that the damage was done by anyone maliciously.
Casualty on track on Elizabeth line
There is no service on the Elizabeth line between Paddington and Heathrow Airport & Reading while emergency services deal with a casualty on the track.
There is also no service between Paddington and Abbey Wood following a late finish of engineering work at Westbourne Park.
Tickets are being accepted on London Underground via reasonable routes.
There is a good service on the rest of the line.
‘Infrastructure damage’ at Baker Street
Several Tube lines ae currently affected by what TfL are calling “infrastructure damage on the track” at Baker Street.
The Circle line is fully suspended in both directions due to the issue, as is the Metropolitan Line between Baker Street and Aldgate and the Hammersmith & City line between Edgware Road and Moorgate.
There are also severe delays on the rest of those lines, as well as between High Street Kensington and Edgware Road on the District line.
The Standard have contacted TfL to identify the cause of the damage – stick here for the latest information.
Good morning
We are resuming our live travel coverage this morning, with Londoners beset by a number of issues on the Tube and Overground network ahead of the morning commute.
Problems on the Tube delay Chelsea match at Stamford Bridge
Issues on the Tube have delayed the Chelsea vs Leeds match at Stamford Bridge.
The Circle Line is facing severe delays due to an earlier incident at South Kensington Tube, that has been described as a “passenger incident”.
It is being reported as a possible casualty on the tracks.
The District Line, the line which takes fans to Fulham Broadway for Stamford Bridge, has also been part suspended,
There is no service between High Street Kensington and Edgware Road and severe delays on the rest of the line.
Fans can still get to Fulham Broadway but the delays mean authtorities have decided to delay the game.
Services between Paddington and Heathrow reduced until the end of the day
Rail services between Paddington and Heathrow will continue to run at a reduced rate until the end of the day, National Rail has said.
Vandalism to railway equipment over the weekend has impacted Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway, and Heathrow Express routes between Paddington and Heathrow.
National Rail said Elizabeth line services be will running two trains per hour to and from Heathrow Terminal 5, Heathrow Terminal 4, Maidenhead, and Reading.
Great Western Railway services may be cancelled or revised, with a reduced service calling at Slough, Maidenhead, and Twyford.
Heathrow Express services will operate at a reduced frequency.
National Railway warned this is expected to continue “until at least the end of the day today.”
Lines reopen between Liverpool Street and Cheshunt
Train lines from Liverpool Street have reopened after National Rail announced that emergency services had completed works at Ponders End station.
Police officers were called to Ponders End railway station near Tottenham Hale at around midday to reports of a casualty on the tracks.
A spokesman for British Transport Police said: “Paramedics also attended, and sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. This incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
National Rail said completion of the works has allowed all lines between London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt to reopen.
Trains may still be delayed and disruption is expected to continue until 6pm, National Rail warned.
Emergency services complete works
National Rail announced that emergency services have now completed their works, and normal service has resumed on the London Overground.
A major disruption was announced earlier after a person was hit by a train and killed at Anerley station in Bromley.
While lines between New Cross Gate and Norwood Junction have now reopened, National Rail says it still expected the disruption to continue until 4.45pm.
Disruption announced between Wimbledon and Epsom
National Rail has announced that the South Western line between Wimbledon and Epsom has been blocked.
This is due to a safety inspection of the track being conducted at Worcester Park.
National Rail said the disruption is expected to continue until 5pm.
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