Circle, Metropolitan, Piccadilly and Hammersmith and City lines: Tube commuters hit with delays as four lines disrupted in rush hour

A signal failure at Aldgate station caused the problems.
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Commuters were tonight hit with major rush hour delays after trains on part of three Tube lines were shut down.

A signal failure at Aldgate station at around 5.15pm on Monday left passengers travelling on the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith and City line stranded and forced to take alternative routes.

The whole of the yellow Circle line was suspended for around an hour as engineers attempted to fix the signal problem.

On the Hammersmith and City there was no service between Moorgate and Barking while the Metropolitan line saw trains suspended between Baker Street and Aldgate.

Delays also hit the rest of the two lines and Aldgate station was shut.

Passengers on the Piccadilly line also reported disruption because of a signalling problem at Hammersmith station.

On social media travellers bemoaned the delays with one Tube user, Sophia Swain, describing “chaos” at Liverpool Street station.

Tony Hall said: “Another signalling problem screwing my evening up”.

Other routes –including the Northern line – became even more congested as people took different trains to get home.

Transport for London apologised to passengers on social media and explained the problems were due to a signalling problem.

At around 6.20pm, services resumed on the Circle line but all three lines were hit with severe delays.

London Underground said tickets were being accepted on buses via reasonable routes and Thameslink between Elephant and Castle and King's Cross.

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