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Friday 15 February 2019 7:27 am  |  Updated:  Monday 03 June 2019 1:00 am

Commuters face severe delays on District Line as rush hour misery strikes

By: Joe Curtis

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Commuters are facing rush hour misery this morning with severe delays affecting the District Line.

Read more: Rush hour blues: Commuters contend with severe delays to three Tube lines

Severe delays have hit trains between Ealing Broadway and Richmond to Earl’s Court after a signal failure at Turnham Green.

Minor delays are running between Earl’s Court and Upminster.

A good service is running on all other lines but this morning’s problems cap a week of rush hour issues for London commuters.

Yesterday Victoria Line trains to Brixton were suspended after engineers were called to fix a signalling failure at the station.

Read more: One hour of Tube pollution is as bad as 24 hours next to a busy road

Three other lines suffered severe delays, with Victoria, District and Piccadilly lines all hit by problems.

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