Two of London’s busiest Tube lines hit with major rush hour delays

Passengers face severe delays on two London Underground lines after a signal failure and a faulty train.

Commuters travelling on the Victoria and Jubilee lines should brace for longer journeys after issues on the Tube this morning.

First, the Jubilee line ran into trouble after the late finish of engineering works.

This has since changed to a fault on an engineering train, which is causing severe delays on the entire line, the latest TfL travel status update shows.

TfL says: ‘Severe delays due to an earlier faulty engineer’s train. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses, London Overground, DLR and the Elizabeth line via any reasonable route.’

Meanwhile, the entire Victoria line is experiencing severe delays while engineers fix a signal failure at Vauxhall.

Elsewhere, trains have been blocked in Kent between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells after a fire caused by an electricity supply failure.

Southeastern trains are unable to run between the stations for the time being.

National Rail said: ‘A failure of the electricity supply at Tunbridge Wells has caused a fire. Staff are on site and attempting to correct the issue. Power has been turned off to the track.’

Trains could be delayed by up to 30 minutes, cancelled or revised.

The disruption is expected to last until 9am, National Rail said.

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The rail operator said on X: ‘A failure of the electricity supply at Tunbridge Wells has occurred, so trains are unable to run between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.

‘Tickets are being accepted on local Arriva bus 281 for High Brooms and bus 7.

Metro has contacted TfL, Southeastern and Kent Fire and Rescue for more information.

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