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| Vauxhall Station: Fire on tracks causes major travel disruption | |
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| A fire on the tracks at Vauxhall station in London is causing major disruption in and out of the city. | A fire on the tracks at Vauxhall station in London is causing major disruption in and out of the city. |
| The blaze broke out in signalling cables underneath one of the platforms at about 02:35 BST. | |
| Power has been switched off and as a result services to and from Waterloo are severely delayed. | |
| South West Trains said its services were being severely disrupted and urged passengers only to travel if "absolutely necessary". | |
| The bus station at Vauxhall has also been closed. | |
| Passengers have been left stranded at stations across the network, with those who have managed to get on a train saying services were "dangerously full". | |
| South West Trains is only able to use five out of eight main lines and has asked travellers to use alternative routes into London. | |
| Tickets will be accepted on Southern, Great Western Railway and Transport for London services, it said. | |
| The disruption in detail | |
| Station manager John Ryan said: "Once the power was isolated firefighters quickly got to work to tackle the fire. | |
| "We're currently assessing how much electrical cabling has been affected and damping down pockets of fire." | "We're currently assessing how much electrical cabling has been affected and damping down pockets of fire." |
| An investigation into the cause of the fire is under way. | An investigation into the cause of the fire is under way. |