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| London Underground: Power failure knocks out Tubes, Overground and Elizabeth line | |
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| The power failure has caused disruption at Paddington station | The power failure has caused disruption at Paddington station |
| A power failure is causing major disruption across the London Underground network, London Overground and the Elizabeth line. | |
| The Bakerloo line and Waterloo & City lines are suspended, there are no trains between London Bridge and Finchley Road on the Jubilee line and the Elizabeth line is not running between Abbey Wood and Paddington. | |
| It is understood to have been caused by a power outage in south-west London which happened at about 14:30 BST. Power has since been restored, but delays and line suspensions are ongoing. | |
| There are severe delays on all affected lines and the Northern line now has minor delays but earlier had no service between Euston and Kennington, nor south of Stockwell. | |
| Waterloo is one of the worst affected stations | Waterloo is one of the worst affected stations |
| London Overground's Weaver line is suspended and there is a part-suspension on Mildmay line between Highbury & Islington and Stratford, with severe delays on the rest of the line. There are minor delays on the Piccadilly line. | |
| The Transport for London (TfL) website also appears to be suffering from intermittent issues with some travel advice pages not loading. | |
| Waterloo station is among the worst affected stations, as it is usually served by Jubilee, Northern and Bakerloo line trains. | Waterloo station is among the worst affected stations, as it is usually served by Jubilee, Northern and Bakerloo line trains. |
| Separately, the entire Suffragette line on London Overground is suspended due to a fire alert. | Separately, the entire Suffragette line on London Overground is suspended due to a fire alert. |
| Embankment station in central London is also closed | Embankment station in central London is also closed |
| Among those affected by the transport issues were Justine, 53 and Benny, 20, who had travelled to London from the Warwickshire town of Leamington Spa to renew the latter's passport. | Among those affected by the transport issues were Justine, 53 and Benny, 20, who had travelled to London from the Warwickshire town of Leamington Spa to renew the latter's passport. |
| Speaking outside a closed Embankment station, their frustration at being unable to take a normally simple journey to Marylebone station was clear. | Speaking outside a closed Embankment station, their frustration at being unable to take a normally simple journey to Marylebone station was clear. |
| "It's going to be really annoying, I don't know how to get home," Justine said. | "It's going to be really annoying, I don't know how to get home," Justine said. |
| "We weren't even able to renew his passport. It was just one of those days." | "We weren't even able to renew his passport. It was just one of those days." |
| Additional reporting by Alex Loftus | Additional reporting by Alex Loftus |
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