London travel news LIVE: Tube and Overground disruption as signal failure sparks delays

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Howe, M. (2026, September 15). London travel news LIVE: Tube and Overground disruption as signal failure sparks delays. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/tube-overground-trains-latest-lioness-bakerloo-b1297005.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-15 · by Megan Howe

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Early Tuesday morning, signal failures and a bus crash in Northolt caused significant travel disruptions in London. Delays on the Metropolitan and Bakerloo lines were severe, while minor issues affected other lines such as the Central and DLR due to track faults and train cancellations. The A40 Western Avenue was partially blocked with queues stretching towards Swakeleys Roundabout and beyond, causing traffic congestion for commuters heading into central London.

Written by AI on 2026-09-15, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Tuesday morning, a double-decker bus crashed in Northolt along the A40 Western Avenue, causing significant congestion and delays. The crash left one person injured, who was taken to hospital by paramedics. According to reports, severe traffic issues extended from Northolt towards Swakeleys Roundabout, Hillingdon Circus, Hayes, and Northolt Park. Delays began around 4:45 AM. Additionally, there were severe delays on the Metropolitan line between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Uxbridge due to a signal failure at Harrow-on-the-Hill. Minor delays affected other lines like the Central and Lioness lines as well.

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Topics

Epping Harrow Lioness London Northolt

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Lioness ORG · 3× Epping GPE · 2× Harrow GPE · 2× London GPE · 2× Northolt GPE · 2× Inrix ORG · 1× Loughton GPE · 1× Metropolitan NORP · 1× TfL London ORG · 1× Uxbridge GPE · 1×

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Minor delays impacting the Metropolitan line Minor delays on the Metropolitan line between Moor Park and Watford due to train cancellations. Good service on the rest of the line. Lioness line suspension continues into rush hour As we enter rush hour now, the Lioness line is still suspended.

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2026-09-15 · Evening Standard

London travel news LIVE: Tube and Overground disruption as signal failure sparks delays · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

The incident happened early on Tuesday morning in Northolt. asserted

incident → happen → Northolt

At 12.20pm, traffic monitor Inrix reported long delays and one lane closed due on Western Avenue heading into central London after A312 Church Road. asserted

lane → report → Road

Live updates Double-decker bus crash causing tailbacks in west London A bus crash in Northolt has caused major issues for drivers on the A40 this morning. asserted

crash → cause → A40

Video footage posted on social media appears to show a TfL London bus that has left the road and come to rest in shrubbery beside the A-road. asserted

that → post → road

The A40 Western Avenue remains partially blocked Queues reached towards Swakeleys Roundabout, Hillingdon Circus, Hayes and Northolt Park. Disruption began at around 4.45am, according to reports. uncertain

Disruption → block → reports

Minor delays on the Central line There are minor delays on the Central line between Loughton and Epping while engineers fix a track fault at Epping. asserted

engineers → be → Epping

Minor delays on the Lioness line Minor delays on the Lioness line now due to an earlier signal failure at Stonebridge Park. Piccadilly line is part-suspended There is currently no service between Wood Green and Cockfosters due to a signal failure at Turnpike Lane. asserted

line → suspend → Lane

Minor delays on the DLR line There are currently minor delays on the DLR line between Bank and Canning Town while engineers work to fix a faulty train at Poplar. asserted

engineers → be → Poplar

Severe delays on the Lioness and Bakerloo lines Severe delays are affecting the Bakerloo and Lioness lines following an earlier signal failure at Stonebridge Park. asserted

delays → affect → Park

Services were previously suspended in part and then across the lines, but the disruption has since been reduced. asserted

disruption → suspend → lines

line → impact → hour

Passengers are advised to seek alternative routes. asserted

Passengers → advise → routes

Minor delays cleared Minor delays to the Piccadilly, Circle and Hammersmith & City line have now cleared. asserted

Piccadilly → clear → ?

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