Commuters have warned of a ‘complete chaos’ and ‘a dangerous crush’ at Euston Station, while passengers are trapped on trains with ‘broken air conditioning’ during the peak of rush hour following a signal failure.
The situation has been compounded by a faulty announcement system, meaning rail bosses have not been able to fully communicate to commuters about what has happened.
London Euston has posted on X that ‘Trains to/from Euston are disrupted this evening due to a fault with our signalling system in Watford’ and advised passengers to check online before travelling.
The post added: ‘We’re really sorry to passengers affected.’
National Rail has warned that trains through Euston may be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised.
Commuters have warned of a ‘complete chaos’ and ‘a dangerous crush’ at Euston Station, while passengers are trapped on trains with ‘broken air conditioning’ following a signal failure
The signal failure at Watford Junction is affecting trains using the line between the Midlands and Manchester.
Footage taken from inside the station shows hundreds of people standing and looking up at the announcement boards.
One commuter, named Josh, asked Euston Station on X to explain what had happened to the announcements.
The response stated: ‘Hi Josh, we are having issues with the PA system currently, the volume is lower than normal. The station team is supporting with handheld speakers in the meantime.
‘Sorry for this, we are working hard on announcements and getting trains moving as soon as possible.’
Another commuter posted on X that Euston Station is ‘ridiculously hot and getting overcrowded now and still barely any trains getting out.’
This is a developing story, more follows.
