Trains in and out of King’s Cross station are cancelled leading to overcrowding and misery for commuters at Finsbury Park.
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Trains in and out of London King’s Cross have been cancelled because of overrunning Network Rail engineering works north of the station, with a reduced service on Sunday. Passengers travelling with East Coast, First Hull Trains, Grand Central and Great Northern face major delays on many services, Network Rail said. By lunchtime the mayhem had stretched north to Finsbury Park, where large crowds of rerouted travellers forced a temporary closure.
An East Coast spokesman said: “We apologise for the continued disruption to journeys today, after Network Rail engineering work north of London King’s Cross station was not completed as planned. Our very strong advice to customers is to avoid travelling today, and to defer travel to another date. Tickets dated for today will be valid tomorrow and on Monday.”
Paddington Station in west London was also closed following a signal failure just outside the terminal. Passengers travelling into London from the Thames Valley faced major disruption because of the electrical fault at the hub station.
I hate my life and I hate Kings Cross for causing this.. Get me home! pic.twitter.com/6szHXeM7p2
— Tobias. (@TobiasRawcliffe) December 27, 2014
BREAKING: the 2 members of Network Rail management who made Finsbury Park the replacement for Kings Cross revealed pic.twitter.com/G4aj5EharO
— Matt Rudge (@Mattrudge) December 27, 2014
Finsbury Park Underground Station: mass queues, police controlled exit/entrance #finsburypark #finsburyparkstation pic.twitter.com/3Mx8LBz2ID
— Ezgi (@nEzgi) December 27, 2014
I feel like getting into Finsbury Park station today warrants some form of life time achievement award… pic.twitter.com/OiJN7xyfWu
— Steve Bird (@Aikiwolves) December 27, 2014
Finsbury Park station turns out to not be an acceptable substitute for Kings Cross. Who’d have thought it? pic.twitter.com/hAoUsmzbVZ
— thom (@strungoutwire) December 27, 2014
Buzzing for my train back to Finsbury Park tomorrow! Massive game of charades lined up for carriage ‘L’. pic.twitter.com/ol2r0WlouS
— Jamie McCormack (@timeforjamie) December 27, 2014
Driver on our @eastcoastuk said ‘no estimate’ of when we’ll arrive at Finsbury Park. They won’t open the doors here?? pic.twitter.com/w7MmSQFsr8
— Matt Cooke (@mattcooke_uk) December 27, 2014
Standing to Finsbury Park – delightful pic.twitter.com/TJecnxwG2L
— Alex Field (@alexjfield) December 27, 2014
Been at Finsbury Park, trains “on time” until they disappear off the screens! 11:28 or 11:41 anyone?! @GNRailUK pic.twitter.com/lL8WdIZXSa
— ChristineHollinshead (@SometimesTweets) December 27, 2014
Was meant to be on a train to kings cross today but I’ve decided I’ll face it tomorrow and say here with a book pic.twitter.com/EtknjFWaq5
— Miss B (@Bmillinery) December 27, 2014
Finsbury Park chaos #KingsCrossTrains @eastcoastuk station just closed to travellers with no announcements for 100s pic.twitter.com/xdACSBgx0h
— Anthony Baxter (@antbaxter) December 27, 2014
Now locked in Finsbury Park station! @eastcoastuk pic.twitter.com/r3ttQseOix
— Dean Pugh (@BrewDogBarDean) December 27, 2014
Happy Xmas everyone. Thank you @nationalrailenq. Physio at 11, not likely! #finsburypark #KingsCrossTrains pic.twitter.com/9BtzdqD4Os
— Caroline Hannam (@carolinehannam) December 27, 2014
On a freezing day when the station’s heaving thanks to #KingsCrosstrains fiasco, this is not ideal, Finsbury Park. pic.twitter.com/VZju2UyMKM
— Lauren Davis (@L_M_Davis) December 27, 2014