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| London Underground: Power failure knocks out Tubes, Overground and Elizabeth line | 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. | A power failure is causing major disruption across the London Underground network, London Overground and the Elizabeth line. |
| The Bakerloo, Weaver and Waterloo & City lines are currently suspended, as is part of the Mildmay lines, while there are severe delays on the Jubilee and Piccadilly lines, as well as the Elizabeth line. | |
| Transport for London (TfL) said the issues had 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. | |
| Separately, the entire Suffragette line on London Overground is suspended due to a fire alert. | |
| Gates to the Bakerloo line have been shut at Oxford Circus | |
| Waterloo is one of the worst affected stations | Waterloo is one of the worst affected stations |
| 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. |
| Earlier, the Northern and Jubilee lines were part suspended, as was the Elizabeth line. The Northern line currently has minor delays. | |
| The Transport for London (TfL) website also appears to be suffering from intermittent issues with some travel advice pages not loading. | |
| A spokesperson for TfL said the outage was a result of a National Grid issue, which had shut down everything for a matter of minutes. | |
| He said: "When the power goes out the trains will have stopped. We've cleared some stations. Because there's no electricity it might not necessarily be safe for them to be open." | |
| TfL says it is in the process of getting things back up and running. | |
| Embankment station in central London is also closed | Embankment station in central London is also closed |
| A Tube driver who had been halted at Regent's Park station said he had been told it could take another two hours before he could move along. | |
| 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." |
| Paddington is one of several station being affected by the suspensions | |
| Additional reporting by Alex Loftus | Additional reporting by Alex Loftus |
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