The London Underground is experiencing severe delays this morning due to a number of reported incidents.
Commuters have been affected as several lines have been hit with suspension and delay.
A signal failure at Queensway caused issues on the Central Line, and a further signal failure at Aldgate East is causing disruption on the Circle Line and Hammersmith & City Line.
The Piccadilly Line is affected by an earlier track fault at Northfields.
London Overground services are part suspended due to a signal failure at New Cross.
We will bring you the latest updates and information below.
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Round up
Commuters using the London underground experienced severe delays on several lines this morning due to signal failures and a track fault at Northfields.
The Piccadilly line was the worst affected, and only now TfL is reporting “minor delays” on the line.
The Circle and Hammersmith & City lines were also reporting delays.
Currently the London overground is reporting “severe delays”, with TfL saying:
No service between Surrey Quays and New Cross and SEVERE DELAYS between Highbury & Islington and West Croydon / Crystal Palace / Clapham Junction due to a signal failure at New Cross. London Underground is accepting tickets via reasonable routes.
GOOD SERVICE on other London Overground routes.
The District line is reporting “minor delays”, with TfL saying:
MINOR DELAYS between Upminster and Whitechapel westbound due to a signal failure at Barking.
Piccadilly update
TfL has released an update on the Piccadilly line issues.
Severe delays between Acton Town and Heathrow Airport / Uxbridge and between Arnos Grove and Cockfosters due to an earlier track fault at Northfields.
MINOR DELAYS between Acton Town and Arnos Grove. Tickets accepted on London Buses, South West Trains and Great Northern.
Piccadilly update
TfL is still reporting severe delays on the Piccadilly Line, although the problem is now resolved.
@jadiehill Hi, the problem has been resolved but it takes time to get trains back on schedule so I'm confident you'll okay back home.
— Piccadilly line (@piccadillyline) March 31, 2017
"Use alternative route"
The Piccadilly line is advising commuters to use alternative routes, if possible:
@drush_r Hi, yes trains all calling at all stations but they're running with severe delays. Pls use an alternative route if possible. Thanks
— Piccadilly line (@piccadillyline) March 31, 2017
Communication issues
One commuter has questioned the communication of underground staff:
Where are the announcements? Didn't hear a word about this until I actually got to Green Park to change onto Piccadilly line. https://t.co/HuMQC108ee
— Bex Sentance (@rainbowbex) March 31, 2017
Still issues
The latest advice from those running the Piccadilly Line - the earlier issues are affecting the whole line.
@robertpop Hi, trains are running with severe delays on all Piccadilly line routes due to an earlier track fault at Northfields.
— Piccadilly line (@piccadillyline) March 31, 2017
Piccadilly query
There continues to be severe disruption on the Piccadilly line:
@fraserralli211 Hi, yes trains are running but with severe delays. Best use an alternative route if possible. Thanks
— Piccadilly line (@piccadillyline) March 31, 2017
Piccadilly line
There remain severe delays on the Piccadilly line, TfL is saying:
Severe delays due to an earlier track fault at Northfields. Tickets accepted on London Buses, South West Trains and Great Northern.
Hammersmith & City line
And there is good news for Hammersmith & City line commuters too, says TfL:
Minor delays due to an earlier signal failure at Aldgate East.
Circle line
Good news for Circle line users, TfL is now reporting only “minor delays”.
Minor delays, clockwise only, due to an earlier signal failure at Aldgate East.
Frustrated commuters
The issues are obviously causing anxiety among many commuters:
@piccadilly_west @Livismum @piccadillyline But why does a track issue at Northfields cause a suspension on the Uxbridge branch? At all??!!
— Guy Rickards (@LSHMWAH) March 31, 2017
Overground confirmation
London overground has confirmed its issues on Twitter:
No service btwn Surrey Quays and New Cross. London Underground tickets accepted via reasonable routes. To re-plan https://t.co/EKrN42qObd
— London Overground (@LDNOverground) March 31, 2017
London overground
It’s not just the underground that is struggling this morning, Transport for London is saying:
No service between Surrey Quays and New Cross and SEVERE DELAYS between Highbury & Islington and West Croydon / Crystal Palace / Clapham Junction due to a signal failure at New Cross.
London Underground is accepting tickets via reasonable routes.
Piccadilly line
Our travel monitoring system INRIX is saying:
Severe delays on Piccadilly Line due to earlier track fault at Northfields. Tickets being accepted on London buses, Great Northern, South West Trains and Heathrow Connect services.
Circle Line
Another signal failure to blame for the Circle line delays:
Circle Line: Severe delays, clockwise only, due to an earlier signal failure at Aldgate East.
Hammersmith & City
Meanwhile on the Hammersmith & City line, here is the reason for the disruption is a signal failure:
Hammersmith and City Line: Severe delays due to an earlier signal failure at Aldgate East.
Piccadilly line
This is the latest from the Piccadilly line:
Piccadilly Line: Severe delays due to an earlier track fault at Northfields. Tickets accepted on London Buses, South West Trains and Great Northern.
Underground delays
There are currently delays on the following:
Central - Minor delays
Circle - Severe delays
District - Minor delays
Hammersmith & City - Severe delays
London Overground - Part suspended
Piccadilly - Severe delays
