Severe delays on Elizabeth line after train breaks down at Paddington
Elizabeth line trains through Paddington are affected this morning (Picture: In Pictures/Getty Images)
Passengers on the Elizabeth line should brace for delays and cancellations after a train broke down on the tracks.
Morning journeys have been upended after an Elizabeth line train broke down at London Paddington.
The fault is wreaking havoc on the entire line.
The stretch between Paddington and Abbey Wood is suspended, while the rest of the line has severe delays, the latest TfL status update shows.
Journeys could take almost half an hour longer than usual on the Elizabeth line (Picture: In Pictures/Getty Images)
National Rail warned of cancellations and delays of up to 25 minutes, including to Heathrow Airport.
It said: ‘An Elizabeth line train has come to a stand with a fault in a platform at London Paddington station. As a result, services to / from / through this station may be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 25 minutes.’
The issue is expected to be resolved by 10am, National Rail said.
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Passengers caught in the disruption took to social media to vent.
Louie described the Elizabeth line as ‘useless half the time.’
Another person wrote: ‘One thing that royally pisses me off about our glorious country… trains. You get on an Elizabeth line stopping service and then half way through the journey, they bypass your stop because they have randomly turned it into a direct train to Paddington!’
Elsewhere, the Bakerloo and Jubilee lines have minor delays because of train cancellations.
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