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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ross Lydall

London Bridge overcrowding: demands grow to give TfL control of Southeastern train services

Calls have been made for a commuter railway to be transferred to Transport for London after passengers at London Bridge faced dangerous overcrowding for the second time in just over a month.

There were chaotic scenes at rush hour on Tuesday night after a signalling failure resulted in the closure of three platforms at Cannon Street station, causing knock-on problems for passengers relying on Southeastern train services.

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