The Elizabeth line has been suspended as London Underground faces serious delays

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Commuters have faced travel chaos on the London Underground this morning (November 26), with three major Tube lines delayed or suspended.

Passengers on the Elizabeth line will have encountered most problems on their journeys.

No service is currently running between Paddington and Abbey Wood due to a “signaling system fault”.

There are “severe delays” on the rest of the Elizabeth line, including to Heathrow Terminal 5, Transport for London (TfL) says.

TfL has also reported that the Metropolitan line is partially suspended, with no service between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Watford, as staff respond to a gas leak.

Meanwhile, in the wake of Storm Bert, the Northern line is also experiencing minor delays between Camden Town and Battersea Power Station due to “difficult track conditions caused by significant leaf fall”.

Hundreds of thousands of travelers were unable to complete their journeys around the UK at the weekend due to severe disruption caused by Storm Bert.

Key rail links were closed and around 400 flights to UK airports were either canceled or diverted on Sunday.

Tickets are accepted on alternative London Underground routes, local buses and London Overground.

Elsewhere, a faulty track has caused “significant delays” between Gatwick Airport and Purley due to an imposed speed limit.

Gatwick Express services have been suspended until further notice, with passengers warned: “Allow a further 20 minutes to complete your journey, use advice and ticket acceptance and check station screens and planners for the latest information.”

National Rail said the disruption is set to last until 10am.

Last week it was revealed that most of Britain’s busiest stations are stops along the Elizabeth line.

Between April 2023 and March 2024, London Liverpool Street handled the highest number of passengers: an estimated 94.5 million travelers entered or left the station – an average of 260,000 per day. Liverpool Street is a key station on the East-West Elizabeth line as well as the hub for trains to and from East Anglia.

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