Commuters have been urged to keep away from London Waterloo station attributable to a “main signalling drawback”.
South Western Railway apologised to passengers for the disruption and warned the affect may very well be widespread.
The operator suggested commuters on Thursday morning: “A significant signalling drawback that developed in a single day at London Waterloo implies that a considerably decreased service will function to and from Waterloo this morning.
“We’re advising prospects to not strive journey to or from London Waterloo this morning due to this.
“Disruption will impact totally different firms on the broader neighborhood so please study sooner than you journey.
“We’re sorry for the disruption this morning. Engineers are working to revive signalling nonetheless we anticipate disruption to final for many of the day.”
South Western Railway said the difficulty was attributable to “platforms 1 to 14 being unusable at Waterloo inflicting main congestion.”
Passengers may face put together cancellations for the rest of the day.
Trains to Alton, Guildford and Weymouth from Waterloo are among the many many firms going by means of disruption.
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Chris Denham from Community Rail suggested Sky Information: “This morning we’re advising prospects to not journey to or from Waterloo, until completely vital as a result of there’s a severely decreased service in operation.
“There may be widespread disruption all through South Western Railway firms.”
Community Rail tweeted earlier: “We’ve suffered a significant energy failure to signalling gear at London Waterloo meaning fewer than half the station platforms are usable by trains.
“We’re advising South Western prospects to not journey to or from Waterloo this morning as a result of the disruption is excessive.”
Travellers can declare full refunds in the event that they’re unable to journey, and season ticket holders will get a reimbursement for the day.
Mr Denham said prospects should to contact the operator for a refund on delays and cancellations.
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