London travel LIVE: Tube chaos as line part-suspended due to signal failure
Several Tube lines have faced suspension on Tuesday, causing travel misery in the capital.
A signal failure at Mansion House means the Circle and District lines are both partly shut, while the Hammersmith and City line has been subject to delays the entire day.
Earlier this morning, four separate incidents on the M25 have caused chaos for commuters on Tuesday morning, while there have been severe delays on the Elizabeth line after a vehicle hit a bridge at Langley.
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There are severe delays on the Central, Circle, and District lines as rush-hour looms.
The Victoria line is also subject to minor delays.
Circle and District lines still suffering
The Circle and District lines are still suffering from delays and part suspensions due to a signal failure at Mansion House.
The Circle line is suspended between Edgware Road and Aldgate, while the District line is part-suspended between Earl’s Court and Wimbledon/Tower Hill.
Delays on Hammersmith & City line downgraded
As rush-hour nears, there is good news on the Hammersmith and City line.
Following delays and a part-suspension for the majority of the day, there are now only minor delays on the Hammersmith & City line.
Minor delays on the Northern line
There are minor delays on the Northern line in both directions between Kennington and Morden.
This is due to a customer incident at Morden. There is a good service on the rest of the line, TfL reports.
Victoria line update
There are minor delays on the Victoria line due to train cancellations.
Central line delays
There are now severe delays on the entire Central Line due to train cancellations.
Tickets are being accepted on London Buses, Liberty line, Elizabeth line, Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway and Greater Anglia.
Commuter frustration as London Underground line prone to stalling
The District line has been a source of frustration for a number of commuters in recent times.
Commuters on social media have written that they “can’t remember” the last time the line was “reliable for 3 consecutive days.”
It comes as residents in the Southfields neighbourhood have rallied for TfL to fix the long-running signalling failures on the line.
District line part-suspended for second time
The District line is part-suspended for the second time today following a suspension earlier this morning.
The line is shut between Tower Hill and Earl’s Court due to the same signal fault at Mansion House, which wreaked havoc on the line earlier today.
There are severe delays across the rest of the line.
Tube update
The Circle and Hammersmith & City lines are still part suspended following the signal failure at Mansion House.
There is no service clockwise on the Circle line, while the Hammersmith & City line is suspended between Paddington and Barking, with severe delays on the rest of the line.
The entire District line is also seriously delayed due to the issue.
Elsewhere, the Central line is experiencing minor delays due to train cancellations.
There is a good service on the rest of the network.
Points failure between Three Bridges and Gatwick
A points failure between Three Bridges and Gatwick Airport is causing disruption to trains running between the two stations.
Several Thameslink services may be revised as a result, with disruption expected until around 2.30pm.