Two people have been injured after a train crashed through buffers at a London commuter station.
The train hit the buffers and went 'up over the top of them' as it came to the end of the line at Enfield Town station, in north London, during this morning's rush hour shortly after 8am.
The London Ambulance Service said two people with minor injuries were assessed at the scene.
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Station staff helped to evacuate the London Overground train, which had around 50 passengers on board, before London Fire Brigade attended.
Images posted on social media show the train remained upright but came off the tracks and stopped just short of hitting a station building.
A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “We were called at 8.16am this morning to reports of a train derailed at Enfield Town railway station, Enfield.
“We sent a number of resources to the scene: one ambulance crew, an emergency planning officer, a clinical team manager, two incident response officers, medics in cars, and our hazardous area response team.
“Two people were assessed at the scene for minor injuries, but they were not taken to hospital.”
London Fire Brigade station commander Jim O’Neill, who was at the scene, said: “The train had hit the buffers at the station, which is at the end of the line, and gone up over the top of them.
“Firefighters carried out a systematic search of the train to ensure there were no further people on board.
“Crews assisted station staff to make the scene safe and a recovery operation will now be carried out.”
Three fire engines and two fire rescue units were sent to the scene.
Rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said: “We’re aware of an incident at Enfield Town railway station and we are sending two ORR safety inspectors to assist emergency services and help establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident.”
Transport for London, which controls the London Overground network, said services were suspended from Edmonton Green to Enfield Town “while we deal with an operating incident at Enfield Town”.
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