Huge crowds of passengers struggled to get home from London Victoria as the station was brought to "a standstill" this evening.
Trains in and out of London Victoria faced delays and cancellations until the end of the day, after to a “major signal failure” near East Croydon.
Hundreds of passengers were held on the station concourse, unable to catch their Southern, Southeastern and Gatwick Express trains home.
Thameslink services out of London Bridge were also affected by the problems, which are expected to last until the end of the day.
Victoria and London Bridge are Britain’s second and fourth busiest stations.
They serve 75 million and 48 million passengers in 2017/18 respectively.
Rob Broomby, a TV producer, was stuck at Victoria,
He said it was the “worst transport chaos” he had seen and added: “There was a lot of good humour in the bar as people settled in for a long wait, but when the platform indicators began flashing on and off it felt more like a Christmas tree with dodgy wiring.”
Peter Kyle, Labour MP for Hove and Portslade, was caught up in the disruption at Victoria on Wednesday evening.
He described the central London hub as being “at a standstill” and apologised to those struggling to get home.
He tweeted: “I’m sorry to every passenger, I know there’s a lot more that needs sorting on this service, I’m fighting for that.
“You have been let down badly this evening.”
Network Rail apologised and advised people to find other routes if possible.
