Gatwick Airport station is evacuated after two incidents cause major delays for thousands

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Gatwick Airport Station serves thousands of passengers a day (Picture: Geography Photos/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

British rail Class 700 train to Bedford arriving at platform, Gatwick airport railway station, London, England, UK. (Photo by: Geography Photos/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) — Gatwick Airport Station serves thousands of passengers a day (Picture: Geography Photos/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

A major UK railway station has been evacuated after thousands of commuters and holidaymakers endured rail chaos.

London Gatwick Airport Station was cleared of all passengers due to overcrowding today.

All northbound and southbound services were also suspended due to disruption at Three Bridges train station and Luton train station.

Thameslink has also cancelled all their services until further notice after a person was hit by a train between Luton and St Albans City at 9.13am

A second person was then hit by a train between Haywards Heath and Gatwick Airport at 10.55am.

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Passengers were cleared off the platforms after disruption across the rail network (Picture: Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Commuter numbers swelled at Gatwick Airport station as services ground to a halt, forcing staff to evacuate the platforms.

Southern Rail said: ‘Gatwick Airport station has been evacuated due to overcrowding.

‘Please note that no passengers will be able to enter the station until further notice.’

In a statement put out by London Gatwick, they said: ‘Due to an ongoing incident at both Three Bridges train station and Luton train station, Gatwick Airport train station is currently closed.

‘All northbound and southbound train services are suspended. Passengers are advised to allow extra time when travelling to the airport and use local buses or taxis where available.

‘Please check real-time travel updates using the National Rail Journey Planner.’

National Rail has warned that delays could take more than two hours.

They said in a statement: ‘No trains can run between Luton and St Albans City in either direction until further notice.

‘No trains can run between Gatwick Airport, Haywards Heath, and Horsham until further notice.

‘Please delay your journey until later in the day. If you are travelling now, your journey will take at least 120 minutes longer than usual to complete, and we cannot guarantee you will be able to reach your destination.’

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