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| Rail bridge debris halts services | Rail bridge debris halts services |
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| Thousands of commuters face major delays after all services in and out of London's Liverpool Street Railway Station were suspended. | Thousands of commuters face major delays after all services in and out of London's Liverpool Street Railway Station were suspended. |
| Services were disrupted after scaffolding from a new bridge fell onto tracks on Wednesday evening. | Services were disrupted after scaffolding from a new bridge fell onto tracks on Wednesday evening. |
| Trains to Stansted Airport, Cambridge, Essex, Southend, Ipswich and Norwich are affected. | Trains to Stansted Airport, Cambridge, Essex, Southend, Ipswich and Norwich are affected. |
| Network Rail is hoping to reopen the tracks by 1400 BST. Tube services at the station have not been affected. | Network Rail is hoping to reopen the tracks by 1400 BST. Tube services at the station have not been affected. |
| Services on the route are terminating at Stratford, Tottenham Hale, Hackney Downs or Seven Sisters. | Services on the route are terminating at Stratford, Tottenham Hale, Hackney Downs or Seven Sisters. |
| 'Highly congested' | 'Highly congested' |
| Network Rail warned passengers to expect "highly congested" services during peak time travel and said the journey into London could take an additional 60 minutes. | Network Rail warned passengers to expect "highly congested" services during peak time travel and said the journey into London could take an additional 60 minutes. |
| A Transport for London spokesman said "just debris from engineering works" fell on the tracks rather than a partial bridge collapse as reported earlier. | A Transport for London spokesman said "just debris from engineering works" fell on the tracks rather than a partial bridge collapse as reported earlier. |
| "The contractors were jacking up the bridge. The jack collapsed and debris from the supports for the bridge fell onto the tracks. We are investigating the incident," he said. | |
| On Wednesday evening, about three trains were stopped from entering the station and 300 passengers had to walk along tracks to Bethnal Green following the incident. | On Wednesday evening, about three trains were stopped from entering the station and 300 passengers had to walk along tracks to Bethnal Green following the incident. |
| Network Rail said engineers worked on the site overnight and the structure. | Network Rail said engineers worked on the site overnight and the structure. |
| The 1,300 tonne bridge had been inched across existing railway tracks using hydraulic rams, as part of the East London Line extension into Shoreditch. | The 1,300 tonne bridge had been inched across existing railway tracks using hydraulic rams, as part of the East London Line extension into Shoreditch. |