london underground lines suspended and others have severe delays after points failure

The Circle and Hammersmith & City lines are both entirely suspended because of the issue at Edgware Road station (Picture: Vianney Le Caer/Shutterstock)

Londoners are facing travel headaches this lunchtime after a points failure wreaked havoc on four separate Tube lines.

The entire Circle line remains suspended this afternoon after the points failure struck at Edgware Road at about midday.

Signs on platforms suggest the entire Circle Line could be suspended for the all day.

Meanwhile,the Hammersmith & City line is seeing severe delays between Paddington and Barking,while the rest of the line has severe delays.

Londoners walk past a closed Circle Line platform (Pictures: Noora Mykkanen)

The District line has no service in either direction between Edgware Road and High Street Kensington,the latest TfL travel status shows.

The Central Line has minor delays across the entire line.

Tickets are being accepted on buses while engineers fix the meltdown.

Transport for London said of the suspended lines: ‘No service while we fix a points failure at Edgware Road. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses.’

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TfL apologised for any delays caused by the issue this afternoon.

It said customers should check the TfL website and TfL Go app for the latest status of the lines.

This morning,commuters in Bethnal Green were left high and dry after the station was closed due to a shortage of staff.

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The east London Underground station was shut from about 10.30pm yesterday until it reopened shortly before 7am today.

It comes days after thousands of commuters were left high and dry when a software update left them unable to hire Santander Cycles.

After complaints online from people saying why they were not told about the issue sooner,TfL sent an email to registered bike customers apologising for any disruption caused.

There is some good news for the Tube too – the new Piccadilly line trains are being tested on the tracks.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said yesterday: ‘Good news for Londoners: TfL has started testing on the new state-of-the-art Piccadilly line trains. These new air-conditioned,walk-through trains will transform journeys for millions of Londoners and visitors – on one of London’s busiest lines.’

The roll-out of the new fleet has been dramatic after the launch was delayed by a year.

The new Piccadilly line trains were due to be in service by the end of 2025,but it was pushed back to next year.

When assessing the new trains,engineers found that the integration into service will be ‘more complex than expected,’ TfL said.