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Thursday 17 March 2016 8:28 am

Rush hour chaos on Piccadilly, Central, Waterloo & City lines

By: Catherine Neilan

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Commuters trying to get to work from West London faced a chaotic start to the day because of severe delays on the Piccadilly Line.  

The line was suffering from issues as far as Acton Town to Uxbridge this morning, because of a signalling failure at South Harrow, Transport for London said. 

Although it said there was a good service on the rest of the line, passengers complained that it was in "meltdown". 

https://twitter.com/PolicyRob/status/710377947333566464

In addition, the Waterloo and City line was suffering from delays because of a faulty line. 

And commuters also complained that the Central Line was suffering delays, although there was nothing official from TfL.

@TfL why is there a 15 minute wait during rush hour for westbound central line this morning? pic.twitter.com/oGGihgCunu

— Sometimesredhead (@sometimeredhead) March 17, 2016

https://twitter.com/melissawood36/status/710379255880929280

@TfL 20 mins for a train into london on the cental line during rush hour? Care to share the crack you're smoking?

— Rice 🍚 Rice 🍚 Baby 👶 (@RiceIsaGooner) March 17, 2016

There was no word on when the Tube network would be back up and running as normal. 

More to follow…

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