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Passengers have been stuck on trains for hours without power after damage to overhead cables blocked routes to and from one of London’s busiest stations.
National Rail said it had to stop all services to and from Paddington while engineers fixed overhead power cables in the Ladbroke Grove area.
The Elizabeth Line, Great Western Railway and the Heathrow Express are all affected, it added.
Disruption is expected to last until the end of Thursday.
On social media, passengers said they had been stuck on trains for hours without power.
Network Rail West said on X that “for the safety of passengers” it had stopped all trains between London Paddington and Reading.
“If you are on an affected train, please stay where you are until the emergency services or railway workers give you further instructions,” it added.
Heathrow Airport posted on X that there were no Heathrow Express or Elizabeth Line services to or from the airport adding: We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Transport for London told BBC News that four Elizabeth Line trains were stranded and it was in the process of evacuating passengers.
They were being taken to the nearest station or assisted to get home by alternative means.
A Network Rail spokesperson said: “We’re sorry to passengers delayed after a fault with the overhead cables powering trains in the Ladbroke Grove area.
“We’ve had to stop all services while our engineers work as fast as they can to fix the issue. Our teams are also working with train operators to assist people on the trains affected.
“We’d urge people onboard to follow all the advice from staff while this incident is ongoing. Anyone planning travel tonight should check National Rail Enquiries for the latest on the disruption.”
BBC journalist Emma Bentley was one of those stuck on an Elizabeth Line train for several hours.
Posting photographs of fellow passengers waiting in the darkness, she wrote on X: “The carriages have now lost power, and it seems we may be walking home…”
She later added that passengers on her train were being evacuated – three-and-a-half hours after becoming stranded.
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