Victoria Line delays: TfL travel chaos for commuters as signal failure halts rush-hour trains
Rush-hour passengers faced transport misery this morning after a signal failure halted the Victoria Line.
The service was suspended between Victoria and Brixton just after 7am, sparking severe delays on the rest of the service.
TfL said it “strongly advised” customers to “use alternative routes where possible” and warned that key Victoria Line stations, including Finsbury Park, would be extremely busy.
The technical problem was fixed just before 8.15, but passengers were set to endure severe disruptions for the remainder of the morning.
Update: Service has resumed with severe delays on the entire line. https://t.co/6NY3qxNLbI
— Victoria line (@victorialine) October 3, 2017
Customers are strongly advised to use alternative routes where possible. Tickets will be accepted on London Buses via any reasonable route.
— Victoria line (@victorialine) October 3, 2017
Frustrated commuters hit out at transport bosses as the delays followed a weekend of Northern Line closures and came days before a planned Tube strike.
An angry commuter tweeted: “Awful week of service from @tfl Northern line down at the weekend, today Victoria line and then tube strikes Thursday! £150 well spent.”
Wow @TfL has majorly flopped today. 7 tubes short on Victoria line & then suspending part of the line and holding us in a tunnel for 15 mins
— Christian Murphy (@XtianAudio) October 3, 2017
Happy days! Victoria line down pic.twitter.com/4O61HHTdtp
— Amelia (@ameliap40) October 3, 2017
And one said: "TFL not exactly endearing themselves 2 days ahead of strike action by losing the #Victoria line for the morning."
"@TfL seriously, why are there ALWAYS 'Signal failures' on the @victorialine!!! I've left 90 minutes earlier today! Its ridiculous!" wrote another.
A TfL spokesman said: "We apologise for the delays for customers this morning and we are working hard to get a good service running."
Customers can find out information about getting a delay refund at TfL.gov.uk.