London underground suffered power outage, delays during peak hours in the afternoon – Country
Transport authorities in the UK capital said several lines on London's underground network were suspended or interrupted due to power outages on Monday.
London's transport website shows at least three subway lines were suspended due to power failures and there were serious delays and partial suspensions on at least six lines during peak hours on Monday afternoon.
Transport authorities said it is working with the State Grid to determine the cause of the power outage.
“Several lines lost power in a short period of time earlier this afternoon due to a brief power outage in our network,” Claire Mann, TFL Chief Operating Officer, said in a statement.
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“We are working to get the entire network running again as soon as possible,” she added.
State Grid said it had a “error” on the transmission network in central London and was “resolved in seconds”.
Earlier, a London spokesman's transport company told PA news agency that the south London cut “a few minutes away” causing the metro network to be disrupted.
British media reported that many stations in central London were completely closed.
Last month, a power outage caused by a fire at a substation in west London forced Heathrow's airport to close for nearly a day, destroying thousands of flights.
The government ordered an investigation into the country's “energy resilience” after the fire, which raised concerns about Britain's ability to withstand disasters or attack on critical infrastructure.
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