Power outage causes rush hour travel chaos at Euston

 
A power supply problem in Queen's Park in north west London is thought to have caused the issues (Picture: Twitter/@luke75cfc)
Sebastian Mann27 January 2015

Commuters told of their frustration this morning as Euston station was hit by a power fault.

Trains in and out of Euston were cancelled in the morning rush hour, with the departures board at the central London station at one point showing blank screens.

Travellers said they had been left stranded as they were unable to catch trains in and out of the busy station.

The problems appear to have been caused by a power supply problem in Queen's Park in north west London, which has affected signalling on the railway.

Some trains from heading into the capital from the north of England are being terminated early at Milton Keynes because of the problems.

Luke Armstrong tweeted a picture of the blank boards with the words: "Euston we have a problem."

Richard Morris tweeted: "No trains running out of Euston. Nightmare. Chaos."

Diana Spencer wrote: "It would happen to me! Power outage North of Euston means my first London trip in 2 years is chaos."

Lee Bearton wrote: "Train chaos power failure but train manager on 06.59 Virgin Milton Keynes to Euston, was brilliant. Kept us posted and gave water", along with the hashtag "how it should be done".

A spokesman for Virgin Trains said: "There are National Grid power supply problems which are affecting signalling in the Queen's Park area in north west London.

"That has impacted on all trains to and from Euston. We cannot currently run any trains out of the station. We are giving customer advice on alternative routes."

He said Virgin Trains was first alerted to power supply problems just after 7.30am this morning.

But he was unable to say when he expected the problems to be resolved and train service to return to normal.

Transport for London warned that Tube service in the area will be very busy as commuters try to find another route to their destination.

National Rail Enquiries tweeted: "Major delays between Watford Junction and London Euston/Clapham Junction expected until 11:00am."

Additional reporting by PA

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