London travel news LIVE: Power cut knocks out station as Tube suspension woe continues
London commuters are facing significant travel disruptions due to a major power cut affecting multiple stations and signal faults on the Tube. Transport for London (TfL) has reported delays across several lines, including the Victoria, Central, and Piccadilly lines.
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Tube disruption is affecting commuters on Monday morning Getty Joe Palmer 12 hours ago Trains have been unable to stop at a north London station due to a major power cut.
Essex Road Station in Islington was badly affected by the outage, which meant its lighting was cut off.
The outage also impacted Liverpool Street Station, where information boards went blank.
Meanwhile on the Tube, the Victoria line has been hit by a signal fault causing the service to be partially suspended.
Delays are expected between Clapham Junction and London Victoria due to an earlier operational incident.
National Rail has said trains may be delayed up to 20 minutes.
National Rail announced there would be delays at Essex Road Station near Islington after a massive power cut hit major parts of London.
An earlier failure of the electricity supply meant trains were unable to call at the station.
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