Storm Doris: London rail chaos for commuters as stations evacuated and trains cancelled

Commuters battled to get home on Thursday evening after Storm Doris wreaked havoc across London’s transport network.

Passengers were left stranded at rail stations across the capital after train operators announced they were unable to run services.

Euston Undergound station was evacuated due to overcrowding caused by residual delays, while "faulty escalators" led King's Cross-St Pancras to be temporarily evacuated as well at 6pm.

Euston Underground was reopened shortly before 9pm but there remained delays on the Northern line and London Overground.

Desperate customers tweeted about the “absolute chaos” at transport hubs after severe gales left trees on rail tracks and damaged overhead cables.

Photos show swathes of people waiting at Euston, Kings Cross, Marylebone – with information screens showing lists of cancellations or just no services at all.

Train operators strongly advised passengers not to travel on the rail network – as attempts to restart services out of London were thwarted by the continued bad weather.

London Overground

No service Liverpool Street to Chingford, Cheshunt and Enfield Town due to overhead wire problems and obstructions on the track at various locations.

Minor delays Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction due to a tree on the track earlier at Sydenham.

No service Romford to Upminster due to a tree on the tack at Emerson Park.

No service Liverpool Street to Chingford, Cheshunt and Enfield Town due to overhead wire problems and obstructions on the track at various locations.

Minor delays Surrey Quays to Clapham Junction due to a tree on the track earlier at Sydenham.

No service Romford to Upminster due to a tree on the tack at Emerson Park.

As rush-hour began, services on London Underground lines were part suspended due to trees on the track.

And the Bakerloo line was experiencing severe delays due to further obstructions – as thousands of football fans attempted to travel to Wembley Stadium for Thursday evening’s Champions League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Gent.

MPS Football Unit warned fans to avoid travelling through Marylebone station due to severe delays – instead advising fans to travel from Baker street.

Storm Doris caused chaos throughout the day with services in and out of both Euston and St Pancras suspended while rail companies worked to clear fallen trees from tracks.

A fallen tree on the London Overground line near Brockley caused all services from Highbury & Islington to Dalston Junction, New Cross Gate, Crystal Palace or West Croydon to be suspended.

Bakerloo Line

Severe delays Harrow & Wealdstone to Queens Park, Minor delays Elephant & Castle to Queens Park due to an obsruction on the track earlier at Willesden Junction.

Emergency services were forced to close the Kingsway in Aldwych, central London, while they dealt with dislodged scaffolding, which caused severe delays for drivers.

The London Fire Brigade said it was called to more than 100 wind-related incidents, including precarious scaffolding and runaway trampolines as well as fallen trees.

In the most serious incident, the brigade said a woman was injured in Croydon after a tree was brought crashing down on to a car.

Firefighters were also called out to secure the Swedish flag which was blowing precariously at the Swedish Embassy in Marylebone.

Dozens of flights from Heathrow Airport were suspended due in the midst of the storm, while heart-stopping footage emerged of an Icelandair flight struggling to land at Manchester Airport after declaring an emergency due to low fuel.

A woman died in Wolverhampton city centre after being hit by debris caused by the storm.

Peel Ports in Liverpool announced on Twitter that the city's port has been closed due to "100mph gusts of wind", while 46,000 homes across Dublin, Sligo, Galway, Leitrim and Mayo were without power.

Storm Doris's appearance contrasts with Monday's temperatures, where visitors to Kew Gardens, west London, enjoyed the warmest day of the winter so far, at 18.3C. Parts of London and the South had temperatures warmer than Ibiza, southern Spain and Menorca.