Lines have reopened after passengers at a major London station were forced to evacuate during a police incident.
Services from London Liverpool Street have begun to recover following the incident this evening (December 17), the nature of which is unknown at the time of reporting.
Greater Anglia warned customers of the impact on services in and out of Liverpool Street.
They wrote on X: “Unfortunately, services in and out of Liverpool Street are disrupted due to police dealing with an Incident at the station.
Evacuation alarms were sounded throughout the station (Image: @thepatientbloke (X)) “We are working diligently with British Transport Police to reinstate services as soon as possible.”
It is understood that platforms were also blocked as part of the police incident to allow for investigation works.
One X user posted: “London Liverpool Street station completely evacuated as I was about to hop on the train home.
“Sirens going off and told to evacuate immediately… it was like something straight out of a war zone!”
According to National Rail, trains may still be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 15 minutes, with residual impact expected on services until 10pm.
Impacted services
Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Hertford East, Stansted Airport, Cambridge North, Witham, Southminster, Colchester Town, Clacton-on-Sea, Harwich International, Ipswich, Norwich, and Ely remain affected.
A residual impact is also to be expected on the Elizabeth Line between Heathrow Terminal 5, London Paddington and Shenfield, and also between Reading, Maidenhead, Heathrow Terminal 4, London Paddington and Abbey Wood.
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On the London Overground, the incident will affect commuters between London Liverpool Street and Chingford, Enfield Town, and Cheshunt.
Stansted Express services are reported to be affected between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport.
The British Transport Police and Metropolitan Police have been contacted for comment.