Disruption has ended and trains are running normally again
London Victoria has been closed whilst the emergency services deal with an ongoing incident.
A train has caught fire at the busy station, meaning the station has been evacuated.
All lines are blocked at the station, and trains are being cancelled or delayed.
Major disruption is expected until 17:00.
As the station is closed, Southeastern is telling passengers not to travel from this station until further notice.
Ticket acceptance is in place with London Buses and London Underground via any reasonable route.
More news will be added when it is made available.
What we know so far:
14th December 2020 at 4:45 pm
Southeastern Railway said:
“The emergency services were dealing with an incident on platform 9 at London Victoria station earlier this afternoon. As a result, platforms 9-12 were closed.”
“The station was temporarily evacuated, however, we’re pleased to advise that it has since re-opened, and we’re working closely with all colleagues to get trains moving again”
14th December 2020 at 4:35 pm
Ticket acceptance is in place with:
- Thameslink via any reasonable link
- Tramlink between Wimbledon and West /Â East Croydon.
- South Western Railway between Wimbledon and London Waterloo
- Metrobus between Three Bridges and Redhill
- Metrobus Route 93 at Dorking
14th December 2020 at 4:30 pm
Journey times may be increased by 30 minutes.
SouthEastern says that if passengers are making inner London journeys, they should use London Underground or London Buses to complete their journey.
14th December 2020 at 4:25 pm
Major disruption is expected until 19:00
14th December 2020 at 4:20 pm
London Victoria has now reopened
14th December 2020 at 4:10 pm
Ticket acceptance is in place for Southeastern passengers with London Buses and London Underground via any reasonable route.
14th December 2020 at 4:07 pm
Southeastern are telling people not to travel
14th December 2020 at 4:05 pm
All lines are blocked, with no trains leaving.
14th December 2020 at 4 pm
Major disruption expected until 17:00
14th December 2020 at 3:57 pm
Labour MP for Hove and Portslade, Peter Kyle MP, said “A train has caught fire in Victoria Station, the station evacuated and all inbound trains are being rerouted”
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