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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 stationThe 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 has caused major disruption to 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. The Bakerloo and Weaver lines are currently suspended, as is part of the Mildmay line, while there are severe delays on the Elizabeth, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines.
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. Earlier, sections of the Northern, Jubilee, Waterloo & City and Elizabeth lines were also shut.
Separately, the entire Suffragette line on London Overground is suspended due to a fire alert. Transport for London (TfL) said the issues had been caused by a short power outage which happened at about 14:30 BST. Power has since been restored, but delays and line suspensions are ongoing.
Gates to the Bakerloo line have been shut at Oxford CircusGates to the Bakerloo line have been shut at Oxford Circus
Waterloo is one of the worst affected stationsWaterloo 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. The Mildmay line is currently suspended between Highbury & Islington and Stratford, while there are severe delays on the rest of the line.
Earlier, the Northern and Jubilee lines were part suspended, as was the Elizabeth line. The Northern line currently has minor delays. Minor delays are currently being reported on the Northern and Waterloo & City lines.
The Transport for London (TfL) website also appears to be suffering from intermittent issues with some travel advice pages not loading. Claire Mann, TfL's chief operating officer, said: "Due to a brief interruption of the power supply to our network, several lines lost power for a short period earlier this afternoon.
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. "We apologise to customers whose journeys will have been affected. We are working to get the whole network up and running again as quickly as possible."
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." Separately, the entire Suffragette line on London Overground is suspended due to a fire alert.
TfL says it is in the process of getting things back up and running.
Embankment station in central London is also closedEmbankment 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 caught up in the disruption was Michèle, a 71-year-old retiree, who said she had been sent from station to station while trying to reach Uxbridge.
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. "It's just a shame that the staff aren't kept up to date with which stations are open," she told BBC London outside Covent Garden station.
"I started at Tottenham Court Road which was shut so I went to Leicester Square to get the Piccadilly line."
"That was shut, the staff said Covent Garden was probably open by now, but it's still shut. Here they're telling me to go to Holborn. Hopefully that's open."
Covent Garden station is now open, according to TfL's website.
Michèle was among those caught up in the disruption
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."
National Grid said the problems were a result of a "fault" on its transmission network in central London.
Apologising for the inconvenience caused, a spokesperson said: "The fault was resolved within seconds and did not interrupt supply from our network, but a consequent voltage dip may have briefly affected power supplies on the low voltage distribution network in the area."
Paddington is one of several station being affected by the suspensionsPaddington is one of several station being affected by the suspensions
Additional reporting by Alex Loftus
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