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London travel news LIVE: Victoria line part-suspended through central London due to signal fault

Warren Street station: some passenger access routes to the Victoria line platforms were closed - (Ross Lydall)

Tube passengers are facing serious disruption with much of the Victoria line out of action on Monday morning.

As of 10.30am, the busy London Underground service was suspended between Brixton and Warren Street due to a signal failure at Green Park.

Elsewhere the Bakerloo line is severely delayed due to an earlier fire alert.

Follow the latest updates below...

Thank you for joining us

11:07 , Tom Place

That’s the end of our live coverage for today - thank you for following along.

Bakerloo and Central line update

11:01 , Tom Place

The problems on the Bakerloo line have eased - there are now only minor delays on the whole line.

The Central line is now also running with minor delays, due to a number of train cancellations.

Victoria line update

10:37 , Tom Place

Service is improving slightly - the line is still suspended between Warren Street and Brixton however, with severe delays on the rest of the line.

Images from Walthamstow Central

10:29 , Tom Place

Here are some pictures from Walthamstow Central station this morning, as the Victoria line remains closed between Highbury & Islington and Brixton.

(Ross Lydall)
(Ross Lydall)
10:12 , Tom Place

There is still no service between Brixton and Highbury & Islington due to a signal failure at Green Park, with severe delays on the rest of the line.

Tickets are being accepted on alternate routes, and we’ll let you know when the situation changes.

Windrush update

09:56 , Tom Place

The entire Windrush line is now severely delayed following the signal failure at West Croydon.

Tube and Overground roundup

09:42 , Tom Place

The Victoria Line currently has no service between Brixton and Highbury & Islington following a signal failure at Green Park, and severe delays on the rest of the line.

The Bakerloo line has severe delays between Harrow & Wealdstone and Queen’s Park, and minor delays on the rest of the line.

The Windrush line is suspended between Clapham Junction and Wandsworth Road due to an earlier signal failure at West Croydon.

There is a good service on the rest of the network.

Bakerloo line improving

09:29 , Tom Place

Most of the Bakerloo line is now running with only minor delays.

There are still severe delays between Harrow & Wealdstone and Queen’s Park.

Victoria line partly reopens

09:16 , Tom Place

The Victoria line has partly reopened.

There is still no service between Brixton and Highbury & Islington following the signal failure at Green Park, but the rest of the line is running again, albeit with severe delays.

Windrush update

09:07 , Tom Place

There is currently no service on the Windrush line between Clapham Junction and Wandsworth Road due to an earlier signal failure at West Croydon.

Victoria line now suspended

08:59 , Tom Place

The Victoria line is now suspended while TfL deal with the signal failure at Green Park.

There are now just minor delays between Elephant & Castle and Queen's Park on the Bakerloo line - the rest of the line is still severely delayed.

Bakerloo and Victoria lines both still delayed

08:34 , Tom Place

No change on either the Bakerloo or Victoria line - they are both still severely delayed.

We’ll update you when this changes.

Vehicle collision in Woodford

08:22 , Tom Place

The northbound carriageway on the A1400 is currently closed due to a vehicle collision.

The incident took place on Woodford Avenue (Northbound) at the junction with Clayhall Avenue.

Traffic is stationary on the approach - drivers are advised to use another route.

Tube update

08:11 , Tom Place

There are still severe delays on both the Bakerloo and Victoria lines.

We’ll let you know when that changes - there is a good service on the rest of the Tube and Overground network.

Northern line Bank branch to close early

08:02 , Tom Place

A key part of the Northern line will close early for four months from tonight.

The line’s Bank branch will close at 10pm between Monday and Thursday from January 12 until May 28 to enable the track to be replaced.

You can read the full story here.

Incident on M25

07:53 , Tom Place

There are two-mile long queues on the M25 following a crash this morning.

The incident is reported to have occurred just before J27 for the M11.

There is congestion to J26 (Waltham Abbey) with delays back past J29 (Romford).

Victoria line update

07:45 , Tom Place

The Victoria line is now severely delayed due to the earlier signal failure at Green Park.

Tickets are being accepted on alternate routes - we’ll let you know when there’s an update.

Bakerloo and Piccadilly updates

07:39 , Tom Place

The Bakerloo line has reopened between Lambeth North and Elephant & Castle following the earlier fire alert - there are however still severe delays on the whole line.

Meanwhile, the Piccadilly line is running a good service again.

Victoria and Windrush updates

07:30 , Tom Place

The Victoria line is now dealing with minor delays on the entire line due to a signal failure at Green Park.

The Windrush line now has a good service again.

Elsewhere on the network

07:20 , Tom Place

There are minor delays on the Piccadilly line between Acton Town and Uxbridge due to an earlier signal failure at Rayners Lane.

There are also minor delays between Clapham Junction and Surrey Quays on the Windrush line due to an earlier faulty train at Surrey Quays.

There is a good service on the rest of the network.

Bakerloo line update

07:12 , Tom Place

There is currently no service between Elephant & Castle and Lambeth North on the Bakerloo line due to a fire alert.

There are also severe delays on the rest of the line - we’ll let you know when that changes.

Good Morning

07:07 , Tom Place

Hello everyone - we will be keeping you updated on all the latest travel information throughout the morning

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