Elizabeth Line down as travel chaos hits London rush hour with severe delays on major Tube lines

Several Tube lines person been plagued by terrible delays this morning, Transport for London has confirmed, with the Circle wholly closed pursuing the Elizabeth Line issues

The Elizabeth Line is down this morning, bringing question chaos to the London unreserved hr arsenic terrible delays deed immoderate of the capital's large Tube lines.

The newest Tube enactment is portion suspended contiguous betwixt Paddington and Abbey Wood pursuing what Transport for London (TfL) said was a signalling systems fault. The closure, arsenic with galore that interaction the London network, has caused a knock-on effect of extended delays betwixt Paddington, Heathrow and Reading.

The remainder of the enactment is moving arsenic normal, according to TfL's unrecorded work checker, and the organisation has allowed passengers to usage their tickets connected different lines. The Circle, District and Hammersmith and City lines are besides backed up with terrible delays this morning, with insignificant delays reported connected the Metropolitan line.

Following the Elizabeth Line delays, TfL said: "No work betwixt Paddington and Abbey Wood portion we hole a signalling systems fault. Valid tickets volition beryllium accepted connected London underground services. Severe delays betwixt Paddington, Heathrow Airport and Reading. Good work connected the remainder of the line."

TfL said the terrible delays connected the District enactment person deed betwixt High Street Kensington and Edgware Road, but for a wholly antithetic crushed to the Elizabeth Line. The work said the delays person sprung from a occurrence alert being activated astatine the station, portion determination is bully work connected the remainder of the line.

TfL states: "No work betwixt High Street Kensington and Edgware Road portion we respond to a occurrence alert astatine High Street Kensington. Good work connected the remainder of the enactment Valid tickets are being accepted connected London buses." The aforesaid alert has caused led to a implicit suspension connected the Circle line.

The Hammersmith and City line's delays look to person plagued the full line, and are owed to "earlier powerfulness proviso problems", TfL reported, with valid tickets being accepted connected London buses. The Metropolitan line's delays person been enactment down to bid cancellations, which has caused issues betwixt Moor Park and Amersham.

While determination is not yet a confirmation connected erstwhile immoderate of these issues mightiness beryllium resolved, each remaining Tube enactment is moving arsenic accustomed this morning, giving radical ample prime for replacing routes connected their greeting commute.