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Urgent warning to those travelling through Waterloo station

London Waterloo station: Passengers told 'do not travel' after massive signal failure
  • A major signalling failure at London Waterloo station has caused significant commuter disruption, rendering 14 platforms out of service.
  • South Western Railways has advised passengers not to travel this morning, with engineers working to restore services throughout the day.
  • The incident, reported shortly after 5:30 am, has led to severe delays and alterations across the network.
  • Unused tickets for Monday will be valid on Tuesday, and tickets are being accepted on Great Western Railway, CrossCountry, and Southern services.
  • This disruption follows a similar signalling failure that affected platforms 1 to 14 at Waterloo for several hours on Saturday.
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