Helicopters are hovering above London Bridge station, where passengers have been evacuated following a security alert. Operators have said trains are being diverted, and warned commuters of cancellations and delays.
British Transport Police said in a statement: “Officers were called to #LondonBridge station at 12.33pm today following reports of a suspicious item on board a train.
“The station has been closed as a precaution while specialist officers assess the item.”
Trains will not head to the central London station, Network Rail said, with the disruption expected to last until 1:45pm local time (BST).
The actor Daniel Coonan said in a tweet that there are “strange scenes” in London.
London Bridge is a large railway hub for trains and tube trains in the Southwark area of the capital, situated just south of the River Thames.
Later on Wednesday, a British Transport Police spokesperson announced that the station was reopening after specialist officers assessed the item as “non-suspicious.”
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