The morning travel is off to a sticky start after part of the Elizabeth line has been suspended in west London.
The popular London Underground line was suspended between Heathrow Terminals T2 and T3 and Terminal 4, causing delays to people travelling to the UK’s busiest airport.
This is because of faulty fire equipment at Heathrow Airport, the latest TfL travel status update shows.
National Rail said the problem is due to the fire alarm sounding at one of the stations between the Heathrow Terminals.
National Rail said: ‘The fire alarm sounding at a station between Heathrow Terminal 4 and Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 means that the line is closed. Elizabeth line trains operating to / from these stations may be cancelled or revised as a result.’
Meanwhile, the issue is not affecting the rest of the line, which currently has good service.
People can use their tickets on the Tube, such as the Piccadilly line, which runs to the airport.
Elsewhere, the Northern line has severe delays between Camden Town and Battersea Power Station in both directions.
There is no service between Edgware and Camden Town.
The Northern line issues are caused by a track fault at Golders Green, which engineers are fixing.
TfL says: ‘Severe delays between Camden Town and Battersea Power Station via Charing Cross and between Camden Town and Kennington via Bank. Tickets are being accepted on London Buses, Southeastern and South Western Railway.’
The Bakerloo, Jubilee and Piccadilly lines also have minor delays.
It comes after commuters were caught in travel disruption yesterday after a points failure wreaked havoc on the Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines.
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There is some good news for the Tube too – the new Piccadilly line trains are being tested on the tracks.
However, the roll-out has seen some hitches after the launch had to be pushed back by a year.
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