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Kings Cross evacuation: Police remove passengers from station Kings Cross evacuation: Police detain man and remove passengers from platforms
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Police officers have evacuated hundreds of passengers from King's Cross station in central London, according to reports. Kings Cross was evacuated by armed police officers on Thursday afternoon, after a man was detained at the busy central London station on suspicion of drug offences.
A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman said: "BTP officers are on scene at King’s Cross station dealing with an ongoing incident. A man has been detained by officers on the platforms and enquiries are ongoing. Armed British Transport Police (BTP) descended on mainline platforms shortly after 3pm, to meet a train coming into the station, the force said in a statement.
"Some platforms have closed while this takes place. Members of the public are asked to follow instructions from police officers and rail staff." Officers arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class B drug over an hour later, at 4:15pm.
National Rail wrote on Twitter that "a problem" was being probed, causing trains travelling to and from the station to be delayed by up to 15 minutes. As rush hour was set to start in the capital, closed platforms were evacuated as officers made inquiries. Platforms have since re-opened, BTP tweeted, thanking passengers for their co-operation.
More to follow All platforms at #KingsCross now starting to reopen – thank you to everyone at the station for your patience and co-operation.
A problem under investigation at London Kings Cross is delaying journeys by up to 15 minutes to and from the station. Trains travelling to and from from the station are being delayed by up to 30 minutes, according to the National Rail website.
The disruption will likely last until "at least" 5pm, the statement added.
National Rail advised passengers to follow #LondonKingsCross on social media to keep abreast of updates.
Passengers at the station tweeted updates as the scene unfolded.
Very closed #kingscross pic.twitter.com/Xz2P2g0nhh
Kings Cross closed. Police in front of entrances.
#kingsx #kingscross very closed with armed police and no trains going anywhere pic.twitter.com/Kh3HAOAULK
#kingscross platforms 1 to 8 closed for police search
Armed guards at a closed #kingscross - yikes