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Trackside Fire at Stratford Station Cancels 46 Train Services
A brush fire beside the tracks at London's Stratford station disrupted rail services across Essex and east London on Friday morning. London Fire Brigade brought the blaze under control by 10 p.m. the previous evening after deploying eight engines and 60 firefighters. Power to overhead wires was switched off, suspending multiple lines including the Elizabeth line and Greater Anglia routes.
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A trackside fire broke out late yesterday evening at London's Stratford station, leading to the cancellation, delay or revision of 46 train services. London Fire Brigade responded with eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters to a brush fire in an area of grass and shrubbery surrounded on all sides by railway tracks. The incident was declared under control by 10 p.m.
All train services between Essex and London remained cancelled this morning after engineers switched off power to overhead electric wires for safety reasons. Elizabeth line services stayed suspended between Whitechapel and Ilford, while services between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield via Stratford were completely suspended.
Greater Anglia routes from London to Norwich, Liverpool Street to Ipswich, Clacton, Colchester Town, Braintree and Southend Victoria were also affected, along with lines from Stratford to Bishop’s Stortford and Meridian Water.
Greater Anglia stated that the incident involved a substantial lineside fire adjacent to Stratford station, requiring power to the overhead electric wires to be switched off. The operator added that all lines were blocked through Stratford and no trains were running. Approximately 1,400 passengers were evacuated from trains that could not enter the station.
Elizabeth line customers were able to use their tickets at no extra cost on London Buses and London Underground. Disruption was expected to continue until later this morning. It is not yet clear whether hot weather was responsible for the blaze, GB News reported.
