Commuters suffer severe delays on the Metropolitan line in Harrow due to signal failure

There are delays on the Metropolitan line this morning due to an earlier signal failure at North Harrow

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Lois Swinnerton

08:12, 8 NOV 2016
Updated08:48, 8 NOV 2016

Severe delays on the Metropolitan line (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (Image: 2010 Getty Images)

Commuter travelling on the Metropolitan line between Harrow on the Hill and Watford have been facing severe delays this morning, November 8.

It's due to an earlier signal failure at North Harrow. The Metropolitan assured commuters that work was being carried out to fix the failure.

The Metropolitan line has updated passengers saying that trains are now running with minor delays on all lines.

Yesterday, November 7 motorists faced disruption on the roads following accidents at Northolt and Perivale during rush hour.

At one point, traffic was queuing back to the M40.

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