Commuters face travel disruption on the London Underground this morning after planned works didn’t finish on time.
The first rush hour after the bank holiday weekend is off to a sticky start for those travelling on the Elizabeth line this morning.
The line has severe delays between Heathrow Terminals T4 and T5 and Abbey Wood, and Reading and Abbey Wood.
The stretch between Stratford and Shenfield is experiencing minor delays.
A commuter told Metro he arrived late at the office today because of the delays.
He said: ‘It just means everything is now delayed and I’ve had a rushed and stressful morning.
‘If the Elizabeth line isn’t delayed, it’s closed for engineering works. It’s ridiculous. Sadiq Khan needs to get a grip of the situation.’
Another passenger, who works at a library, said he was forced to take a different route to work on his lengthy commute from West Drayton to Greenwich this morning because of the Elizabeth line issues.
He told Metro: ‘Public transport in the outer boroughs is a joke. If it’s not the trains giving me grief it’s the buses. I despair on an almost daily basis.’
One frustrated passenger took to X after the disruption: ‘First day back to work after a bank holiday so naturally the Elizabeth line is up the spout.’
Another commuter accused the line of having disruptions ‘every other week.’
‘Can’t they lower their expectations or something because this is ridiculous,’ they said.
Today’s commute is also facing trouble elsewhere on the Tube network.
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The Northern line is suspended between Kennington and Camden Town, and there are minor delays on the rest of the line.
The Bakerloo and Central lines are also slower than usual due to minor delays caused by train cancellations.
Meanwhile, the Weaver Overground line is out of action between Enfield Town and Hackney Downs, and Cheshunt and Hackney Downs.
Network Rail engineers are on site fixing a fault with the overhead power lines.
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