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Stuck Tube train leaves '1,000 passengers' to walk tunnel Stuck Tube train leaves '1,000 passengers' to walk tunnel
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Up to 1,000 Tube passengers were forced to walk through London underground tunnels after being evacuated from a train, Transport for London (TfL) said.Up to 1,000 Tube passengers were forced to walk through London underground tunnels after being evacuated from a train, Transport for London (TfL) said.
Passengers walked along the tracks for more than five minutes because of a fault with the track led a train to get stuck outside Shepherd's Bush station. Passengers walked along the tracks for more than five minutes because a fault with the track led a train to get stuck outside Shepherd's Bush station.
The train got stuck outside Shepherd's Bush station at about 18:00 BST. It came to a halt at about 18:00 BST on Wednesday.
TfL said the evacuation was a "safe and routine". Passengers thanked crews for "leading them into the light." TfL said the evacuation was "safe and routine". Passengers thanked crews for "leading them into the light."
TfL crews are working to fix the faulty track, and there is currently no service between Marble Arch and White City, with severe delays on the rest of the Central Line.
Jasmin Barras, one of the evacuated passengers, said TfL staff were "fantastic".Jasmin Barras, one of the evacuated passengers, said TfL staff were "fantastic".
"It only took five minutes to walk once we could get off the train," she said."It only took five minutes to walk once we could get off the train," she said.
"But I was in the very end carriage so first to get off - it would have been considerably longer for people further down the train.""But I was in the very end carriage so first to get off - it would have been considerably longer for people further down the train."
Commenting on Twitter, Helen Pratt said: "Well, that was fun on the Central Line in the dark. Thanks TfL for sending friendly staff to lead us into the light."Commenting on Twitter, Helen Pratt said: "Well, that was fun on the Central Line in the dark. Thanks TfL for sending friendly staff to lead us into the light."
A TfL spokesman confirmed nobody was hurt and said: "Emergency staff attended and led passengers off the train and back onto the platform."A TfL spokesman confirmed nobody was hurt and said: "Emergency staff attended and led passengers off the train and back onto the platform."