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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 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. |
| It came to a halt at about 18:00 BST on Wednesday. | It came to a halt at about 18:00 BST on Wednesday. |
| TfL said the evacuation was "safe and routine". Passengers thanked crews for "leading them into the light." | |
| It said it was investigating why the line which carried the electrical current to the trains was dislodged. | |
| All affected customers have been offered a full refund. | |
| 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." |