London commuters are facing rush-hour transport woes after trains were suspended on the Elizabeth line on Wednesday.
Chaos hit during the busy morning commute, with the entire Abbey Wood-Paddington section suspended due to an electricity supply failure.
Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes, National Rail has warned.
While all lines have now reopened, disruption is expected at least until 9.30am as the service recovers.
Congestion on the M25
If you’re travelling to and from London by car this morning, there might be some delays on the M25 as summer getaway season kicks off.
Traffic is slow on a section of the M25 in north London.
There is congestion on the M25 anticlockwise from Stapleford Tawney to Waltham Cross at junction 25 to A10.
The motoring expert RAC predicts 2.6 million journeys on Wednesday alone, culminating to the busiest day on UK roads on Saturday when 3.6 million holidaymakers are expected to travel.
Travel chaos after train line closure
Commuters have had a sticky start to their journeys this morning after trains on the Elizabeth line were suspended.
An electric supply failure between Abbey Wood and London Paddington brought all trains to a halt on the busy line.
While engineers were able to fix the issue, disruption is expected at least until 9.30am.
If you’re travelling on Elizabeth line this morning, brace yourself for cancellations, delays of up to 30 minutes or last-minute changes.
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