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| Train derails outside London Waterloo station | Train derails outside London Waterloo station |
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| Travellers have been advised to avoid London Waterloo until Thursday after a train derailed outside the station. | |
| The train partly left the tracks as it was pulling away from a platform at low speed at 05:40 BST, Network Rail said. | The train partly left the tracks as it was pulling away from a platform at low speed at 05:40 BST, Network Rail said. |
| Three people were checked over by London Ambulance Service but nobody was taken to hospital. | Three people were checked over by London Ambulance Service but nobody was taken to hospital. |
| Trains are unable to access 13 of the station's 24 platforms as 10 were already closed owing to engineering works to enlarge its capacity. | |
| Public transport in London was further disrupted when a passenger train crashed into buffers at King's Cross station and Holborn Tube station was evacuated because of a fire alert. | |
| Waterloo works: What you wanted to know | Waterloo works: What you wanted to know |
| Emergency services including police, paramedics and fire crews were called to Waterloo. | |
| Insp Sean McGachie of British Transport Police (BTP) said "very few passengers had been on board" and officers were "working with industry partners to investigate the circumstances". | Insp Sean McGachie of British Transport Police (BTP) said "very few passengers had been on board" and officers were "working with industry partners to investigate the circumstances". |
| BBC London transport correspondent Tom Edwards said it appears a passenger train had struck an engineering wagon. | BBC London transport correspondent Tom Edwards said it appears a passenger train had struck an engineering wagon. |
| Chris Denham, a spokesman for Network Rail, told the BBC the partially derailed train had blocked three of the platforms so only very limited services could run. | Chris Denham, a spokesman for Network Rail, told the BBC the partially derailed train had blocked three of the platforms so only very limited services could run. |
| "If you don't have to travel to Waterloo today, please don't," he said. | "If you don't have to travel to Waterloo today, please don't," he said. |
| South West Trains said there would be a very limited service running to and from Waterloo until Thursday because of the derailment. | |
| Many of the trains running have been cancelled or are stopping or starting short of the station, the rail operator said. | Many of the trains running have been cancelled or are stopping or starting short of the station, the rail operator said. |
| Passengers are being advised to use alternative routes and have been warned other stations in the area will be "very busy" with the possibility of queuing systems in place. | Passengers are being advised to use alternative routes and have been warned other stations in the area will be "very busy" with the possibility of queuing systems in place. |
| The ongoing £800m engineering project at Waterloo will prepare the station for longer trains and provide space for 30% extra passengers during the busiest times of the day. | The ongoing £800m engineering project at Waterloo will prepare the station for longer trains and provide space for 30% extra passengers during the busiest times of the day. |
| The station is usually one of the busiest in the UK, with an average of 270,000 journeys made to and from it each day. | The station is usually one of the busiest in the UK, with an average of 270,000 journeys made to and from it each day. |
| In north London, a Great Northern train hit the buffers at King's Cross station at 06:20 BST. | In north London, a Great Northern train hit the buffers at King's Cross station at 06:20 BST. |
| Natasha Coella, who had boarded the train at Stevenage, said passengers "went flying" as the train arrived at the station. | Natasha Coella, who had boarded the train at Stevenage, said passengers "went flying" as the train arrived at the station. |
| "No-one expected it and people just went from one end of the carriage to the other," she said. | "No-one expected it and people just went from one end of the carriage to the other," she said. |
| A spokesperson for the rail company said it had happened at low speed and "the Rail Accident Investigation Branch has been informed". | A spokesperson for the rail company said it had happened at low speed and "the Rail Accident Investigation Branch has been informed". |
| In a separate incident, Holborn Tube station was evacuated for a short period after reports that smoke had filled carriages on a Central line train. | In a separate incident, Holborn Tube station was evacuated for a short period after reports that smoke had filled carriages on a Central line train. |
| BTP said the problem had been caused by a defective train. | BTP said the problem had been caused by a defective train. |