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Britain's second busiest station stopped Tuesday morning after an early night derailment that has wreaked havoc among commuters and holidaymakers and is expected to continue through the day.
An engineering train derailed at 3 am and finally blocked five of the 19 lines serving London Victoria, which serves the southern suburbs of the capital as well as the airports of Susbad, Kent, Surrey and Gatwick.
The complex operation of removing the train was expected to cause disruption throughout the day, with Gatwick Express services being suspended until further notice. People heading to the airport were advised to take the Thameslink train from London Bridge.
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A spokesperson for Network Rail, responsible for the maintenance of the UK's railway infrastructure, said: "We would like to apologize to pbadengers affected by the ongoing disturbances on the southbound trains to London Victoria this morning. a derailleur. We are working to remove the derailed vehicle as quickly as possible. "
According to her, pbadengers were advised to travel later in the day and to search alternative routes via London Bridge or London Blackfriars as trains were delayed, diverted or canceled.
Pbadengers expressed anger and frustration throughout the morning on social media, with most of their anger directed against the once irreproachable companies that run the service rather than Network Rail.
"Southern Rail again, you'll amaze me. All trains from London Victoria to Brighton. I have to go as fast as I can and you've completely changed my day. Your business is just rubbish, "writes Miljan Glenny on Twitter.
And nads2 tweeted: "No train to London Victoria in case of low speed derailment, it means that trains are disrupted until 19:00 WTF.
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