‘Chaos’ at Euston Station as gas leak leaves trains cancelled and delayed by up to 1.5 hours
ondon commuters had been dealing with journey “chaos” on Tuesday afternoon as a track-side gas leak left trains to and from Euston station delayed by up to 90 minutes.
All prepare strains have reopened following the leak which occurred close to Harrow, however “major disruption” was anticipated to have an effect on companies between Rugby and Euston all through rush hour till 10.30pm.
National Rail mentioned companies could possibly be cancelled or affected by “severe” delays of up to an hour-and-a-half as the incident unfolded, however delays had been later diminished to being up to half-an-hour.
One girl, who was travelling to north Wales with three grandhildren, described the state of affairs as “chaos”.
“Nothing out of London Euston due to gas leak so diverted to Marylebone & snailng it to Birmingham,” she wrote on Twitter. “Train so rammed all floor space full of sitting / standing people. eta + 4 hours so far!”
Another passenger described it as “a shambles”, whereas others shared photographs on social media of big crowds at Euston staring up at departure boards and awaiting updates on their trains.
Trains run by Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Railway, and Southern are affected.
Avanti West Coast companies could terminate or begin again from Watford Junction, mentioned National Rail.
Southern trains that might normally run between Clapham Junction and Watford Junction will as an alternative run between Clapham Junction and Shepherd’s Bush.
People utilizing the affected companies are urged to verify their journey utilizing the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
