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Thursday 20 October 2016 6:00 pm

London travel disruption: Delays to and from London Bridge until 8pm

By: Rebecca Smith

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Trains to and from London Bridge are being delayed until 8pm, according to National Rail.

A vehicle struck a bridge near the station and examiners were on site assessing the bridge.

Delays of up to 20 minutes were initially expected from Southeastern services to and from the station, though an update from the train operator said delays were now expected to continue until at least 8pm.

Delays of up to 20 minutes to Southeastern services to and from the London Bridge. This is expected to continue until 20:00.

— National Rail (@nationalrailenq) October 20, 2016

At 4.25pm the lines were announced as reopened.

#LondonBridge Examiners have assessed the bridge and lines are now open. Please check @nationalrailenq for service information.

— Network Rail (@networkrail) October 20, 2016

The route affected by the London Bridge incident
The route affected by the London Bridge incident (Source: National Rail)

Elsewhere in the capital, North Greenwich station remained closed after a suspicious item was found on board an eastbound Jubilee Line in the morning.

Police said the item in question had been safe and the Met's Counter Terrorism Command is now leading an investigation into the incident.

"As a precaution a controlled detonation has since taken place in order to ensure the item was safe," British Transport Police (BTP) said in a statement.

"An investigation is now underway led by the Metropolitan Police supported by BTP.

"The station remains closed as enquiries continue and we encourage people to check withTransport for London before travelling."

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