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| Victoria station 'at a standstill' after signal failure | Victoria station 'at a standstill' after signal failure |
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| London Victoria has been left "at a standstill" because of a "major signal failure" during rush-hour. | |
| Part of the station, the country's second busiest, was closed due to overcrowding fears. Services faced delays and cancellations until the end of Wednesday. | |
| Southern Rail, which operates many of the services, advised passengers not to travel from Victoria. | |
| About 75 million passengers passed through London Victoria last year. | |
| Images posted on social media showed hundreds of passengers held on the station concourse, unable to catch Southern, Southeastern and Gatwick Express trains. | Images posted on social media showed hundreds of passengers held on the station concourse, unable to catch Southern, Southeastern and Gatwick Express trains. |
| Thameslink services out of London Bridge have also been affected by the problems. | Thameslink services out of London Bridge have also been affected by the problems. |
| Peter Kyle, the Labour MP for Hove and Portslade, was caught up in the disruption. He described the central London hub as being "at a standstill". | Peter Kyle, the Labour MP for Hove and Portslade, was caught up in the disruption. He described the central London hub as being "at a standstill". |
| Mr Kyle, said the disruption means he may miss Christmas dinner with his staff. | Mr Kyle, said the disruption means he may miss Christmas dinner with his staff. |
| He tweeted: "I'm sorry to every passenger, I know there's a lot more that needs sorting on this service, I'm fighting for that. You have been let down badly this evening." | He tweeted: "I'm sorry to every passenger, I know there's a lot more that needs sorting on this service, I'm fighting for that. You have been let down badly this evening." |
| "The woman next to me is in floods of tears as she's missing her flight from Gatwick." | "The woman next to me is in floods of tears as she's missing her flight from Gatwick." |
| Rob Broomby, a TV producer, stuck at Victoria said it was the "worst transport chaos" he had seen. | Rob Broomby, a TV producer, stuck at Victoria said it was the "worst transport chaos" he had seen. |
| He added: "There was a lot of good humour in the bar as people settled in for a long wait, but when the platform indicators began flashing on and off it felt more like a Christmas tree with dodgy wiring." | He added: "There was a lot of good humour in the bar as people settled in for a long wait, but when the platform indicators began flashing on and off it felt more like a Christmas tree with dodgy wiring." |
| Network Rail apologised and warned that disruption could continue into Thursday morning's rush-hour. | |
| It said: "Some trains will be finishing the day in the 'wrong' place, so we do expect there to be some disruption tomorrow morning as operators move their stock and crew around." | |
| Have you been affected by the signal failure at Victoria station? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Have you been affected by the signal failure at Victoria station? Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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