A signal failure which threw Britain’s busiest railway station into turmoil has been fixed but evening rush hour is still set for major disruption.
Commuters have been urged to stay away from London’s Waterloo station this evening, as only one or two trains an hour will run on busy routes.
Mark Killick, route director for Network Rail Wessex, said: “We found a 600 metre cable which had a defect in it. The good news is, that we have managed to make temporary changes to reinstate the signalling system.
“We’re working closely with South Western Railway to re-introduce train services, but we are advising customers there will be disruption for the rest of the day.”
The Independent’s travel correspondent Simon Calder was at the station on Thursday morning and reports that ticket acceptance is in place which allows South Western Railway passengers to use Southern, CrossCountry and GWR trains to make journeys by reasonable routes, with tickets also valid on London Underground trains where appropriate.
Travellers will be able to claim full refunds if they are unable to travel, and season ticket holders will get money back for the day.
