Station closed after debris falls on tracks

by Dave Keating | May 29, 2008 at 05:30 am | 159 views | add comment

The bridge that suffered a partial collapse last night is causing travel chaos this morning, shutting down the main traffic hub Liverpool Street station. The bridge is to be part of the new 2012 East London rail network.

Thousands of commuters faced travel chaos on Thursday after a debris fell from a bridge, causing one of London's busiest train stations to close.

Train services were suspended in and out of Liverpool Street station after concrete debris from the 1,300 tonne bridge fell onto the tracks, transport officials said.

Passengers on trains were evacuated late on Wednesday after a train driver reported hitting debris near the bridge, Network Rail said in a statement.

The bridge was part of the East London Line extension into Shoreditch, a spokesman for Transport for London said.

"Due to this incident national rail services into and from Liverpool Street Station remain suspended," he said in a statement.