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Central Line track fault disrupts Tube service in London Central Line track fault disrupts Tube service in London
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Services on a section of the Central Line running through central London have been suspended due to a faulty track, Transport for London (TfL) said. Services on a section of the Central Line running through central London were suspended due to a faulty track, Transport for London (TfL) said.
The fault occurred at St Paul's station in the City at about 19:00 BST, leading to services being part-suspended. The fault occurred at St Paul's station in the City at about 19:00 BST on Monday.
The line remains suspended between Liverpool Street in the east up to White City in west London and there are severe delays on the rest of the line. The line was suspended between Liverpool Street and White City and there were severe delays on the rest of the line.
Engineers are on site but TfL has advised commuters to "avoid the line". Engineers worked into the night to fix the section of track.
In total 15 stations on the route - including key central London stations in the West End, and Bank, St Paul's and Liverpool Street in east London - are affected. In total 15 stations on the route - including key central London stations in the West End, and Bank, St Paul's and Liverpool Street in east London - were affected.
A TfL spokesman said: "The Central Line is currently suspended between Liverpool Street and White City while our technicians respond to a track fault at St Paul's. There were also problems on London Overground with services being suspended for more than four hours.
"Our Emergency Response Unit is on site and we are working hard to restore services as soon as possible.
"There are 10 rail, Tube and DLR lines serving the Stratford and the Olympic Park. There is plenty of capacity and we have plans in place to ensure we can get everyone home this evening."
There are also problems on London Overground with services being suspended for more than four hours.
The disruption, between Canonbury and Stratford, began at 17:20 BST, before service was restored at 21:30 BST, but there were severe delays for another hour.The disruption, between Canonbury and Stratford, began at 17:20 BST, before service was restored at 21:30 BST, but there were severe delays for another hour.