London Paddington Station has been forced to close two tubes lines due to what is thought to be heavy flooding.
The Hammersmith & City and Circle lines have ground to a halt, with passengers not allowed onto the platforms.
District and Circle line underground trains towards Edgware Road, Elizabeth Line services, as well as National Rail trains are all said to be running as normal.
Though minor delays were also reported on the Bakerloo line, according to TfL.
The segment of the station was closed due to “flooding caused by heavy rain”, unofficial London transport advisory page TfL Access said.
Station staff said “everything was running” elsewhere, but they “couldn’t tell” passengers when the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines would reopen.
Passengers attempting to access the platforms were told to use other lines at Paddington while the closures were in place.
But a TfL staff member told GB News: “There’s no water on the lines… It’s just been closed temporarily – there’s been an incident.”
Workers would not elaborate on the nature of the incident.
The closures come after a slew of heavy rain in the capital, with 14 flood warnings currently in place in London according to the government’s flood alert service.
The lines are the most direct underground link between London Paddington and other key rail hubs at Euston and King’s Cross stations, and their temporary shutdowns will doubtless disrupt commuter travel in from the West of England.
More to follow…