Northern line delays: Huge queues at Balham rail station after man hit by train at Kennington

Scores of commuters queuing for rail services into central London at Balham station
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Hatty Collier13 May 2016

These were the scenes at Balham railway station as commuters battled to get to work after a man hit by a train sparked major closures on the Northern line.

Huge swathes of passengers queued up outside the station to board rail services into central London after being turned away from Tube stations.

The disruption began at about 6.30am this morning when a man was struck by a train at Kennington Tube station.

Medics treated him at the scene before he was rushed to a major trauma centre. He was today being treated for serious injuries.

Commuters were turned away from Northern line stations
Twitter / Lucy P

Pictures emerged on social media of commuters squeezing their way into Balham station following closures of several stations on the Northern line to prevent overcrowding.

Jon Irwin posted a photo from outside Balham station and wrote: "When cycling isn't an important enough mass form of public transport and the tube is out this happens #Balham."

Queues outside Balham station
Twitter / Jon Irwin

Laura tweeted: "Travel chaos at Balham with the @northernline suspended."

The Northern line was fully suspended between Morden and Moorgate and Waterloo and Kennington until around 9am with severe delays on the rest of the line.

Commuters squeeze their way into Balham station (Twitter/ @greggcoull )
Twitter/ @greggcoull

A Transport for London spokesman said: “We received reports of a person under a train at Kennington station at 6.30 this morning.

“Emergency services attended the scene and we are now working to return services to normal as quickly as possible.”

A full service resumed later in the morning.

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