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London commuters told to “avoid the Northern line” due to signal failures travel chaos Second day in the capital
on passengers northern line Experienced major delays, congestion and cancellations this morning.
The service is currently suspended between Stockwell and Morden while the signal failure at Tooting Broadway is rectified.
Transport for London (tfl) says that serious delays will persist on the rest of the Northern line until engineers can fix the “signal failure at Stockwell”.
It said: “Please avoid the Northern Line where possible. It will be faster for you to use alternative routes if you can.”
The busy Underground line connects North and South London with routes to Central London via Charing Cross and Bank.
London Buses, Southeastern, Thameslink, trams and South Western Railways are all accepting valid tickets for any reasonable alternative route.
Social media users shared their struggles while traveling on the line this morning.
One disgruntled passenger wrote on Twitter: “Northern Line tried to ruin my whole day. How can you have signal failure for 10 hours.”
Another said: “The Northern Line has now basically been out of service since 6pm on Sunday. I’m not sure it’s operational.”
Elsewhere in London, the failure of the first Network Rail signal on the Weaver Overground line has caused serious delays between Edmonton Green and Cheshunt.
In September, travelers faced travel crisis Tube strikes halt transport across London,
Different groups from Sunday 7th September rmt With every underground line being hit during this period, members walked out on the Tube network.
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