Commuters face travel mayhem on part of the London Underground this morning after planned works didn’t finish on time.
The first rush hour after the bank holiday weekend is off to a sticky start for those travelling on the Elizabeth line this morning.
The line has severe delays between Heathrow Terminals T4 and T5 and Paddington, and Reading and Abbey Wood due to the late finish of Network Rail engineering works.
The rest of the line is experiencing minor delays.
A commuter told Metro he arrived late at the office today because of the delays.
He said the issues mean ‘everything is now delayed and I’ve had a rushed and stressful morning.’
Another passenger, who spends three hours commuting within London each day, said he was forced to take a different route to work on his lengthy commute from West Drayton to Greenwich this morning because of the Elizabeth line issues.
He told Metro: ‘Public transport in the outer boroughs is a joke. If it’s not the trains giving me grief it’s the buses. I despair on an almost daily basis.’
One frustrated passenger took to X after the disruption: ‘First day back to work after a bank holiday so naturally the Elizabeth line is up the spout.’
Another commuter accused the line of having disruptions ‘every other week.’
‘Can’t they lower their expectations or something because this is ridiculous,’ they said.
When will Elizabeth line service resume to normal?
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A TfL spokesperson said: ‘We apologise to our customers for disruption on the Elizabeth line this morning due to the late finishing of engineering works by Network Rail.
‘We currently have severe delays between Paddington and Heathrow/Reading with a good service on the rest of the line.
‘Customers should check before they travel and allow a little extra time to complete their journeys.
‘We anticipate a good service will be resumed by 11:30.’
Network Rail said it had to replace three sets of points in the Acton area, which overran until around 8.20am.
A spokesperson told Metro: ‘We’re really sorry for the disruption to passengers this morning, after work to replace a busy railway junction took longer than expected.
‘Trains are returning to normal but we encourage passengers for Paddington to check before they travel.’
Today’s commute is also facing trouble elsewhere on the Tube network.
The Northern line was previously suspended between Kennington and Camden Town. This has since been downgraded to minor delays.
Meanwhile, the Weaver Overground line is out of action between Enfield Town and Hackney Downs, and Cheshunt and Hackney Downs.
Network Rail engineers are on site fixing a fault with the overhead power lines.
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