Over half of London Tube lines hit by rush hour disruption

Travel on the London Underground has ground to a halt after a smorgasbord of issues on the network this afternoon.

Commuters hoping for a smooth and painless journey home will be sorely disappointed after a variety of disruptions on Tube and Overground lines.

Over half of the Underground lines are reporting delays, including on the Elizabeth line.

Some of the worst hit routes are the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines.

Trains ground to a halt on these lines after an earlier fire alert at Edgware Road station.

TfL said: ‘Severe delays due to an earlier fire alert at Edgware Road. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses.’

Meanwhile, the Victoria line is having severe delays because of an earlier points failure at King’s Cross St Pancras station.

Passengers are advised to use buses, Weaver Line, Suffragette Line, Great Northern, Thameslink, Greater Anglia, South Western Railway and Southeastern instead.

The Elizabeth line is reporting minor delays between Heathrow Terminal T5 and T4 and Abbey Wood in both directions, and between Abbey Wood and Reading.

This is because of a trespasser on the tracks in the Southall area, National Rail said, which is affecting Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway and Heathrow Express trains.

While services between Paddington and Heathrow Airport are slowly returning to normal, trains could still be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 40 minutes, National Rail warned.

The disruption on the Elizabeth line is expected to clear by 6pm.

On the Overground, the Mildmay line is suspended between Clapham Junction and Shepherds Bush.

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