The Elizabeth Line descended into chaos today after a ‘fire alert’ at Paddington station forced the service to be part suspended – just two hours after opening to eager train enthusiasts who had queued up from midnight to be among the first to experience the new £18.9billion route.
Footage shared online showed ‘all passengers’ being ushered out of the central London station while an alarm could be heard ringing in the background. It is believed a ‘faulty fire alarm was to blame’, according to a BBC journalist at the scene.
A team of firefighters were called to the scene while the line was suspended between Paddington and Tottenham Court Road. However the service quickly resumed.
Transport for London (TfL) told MailOnline: ‘There was a fire alert at the station earlier but it has now reopened… the line is open and services are running normally.’
It came after train buffs had travelled from as far as Hong Kong and Canada to witness the launch of the ‘game-changing’ service -…
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