Tube suspended on Central Line due to burst pipe

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Passengers had to be led off a Tube train after a Thames Water main burst and forced the closure of a station.

The Central Line was suspended between Leytonstone and Bethnal Green because of the flood in the Mile End area.

A London Underground (LU) spokesman said water had got into a ventilation shaft flooding a track.

LU said it was pressing Thames Water to resolve the problem quickly. The water firm apologised for the problems caused by the burst pipe.

Nigel Holness, LU's Operations Director, said: "The Central line is currently suspended between Bethnal Green and Leytonstone due to flooding in the Mile End area, caused by works taking place to a Thames Water main at street level.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18345503

The BBC has got it wrong, TFL said its in Stratford where the water burst is in.

Suspended between Leytonstone and Bethnal Green due to a burst water main causing flooding at Stratford. Rail replacement buses operate. Severe delays are occurring on the rest of the line.

London Underground tickets are valid on London Buses, Greater Anglia and First Great Western.

Replacement buses operate between Mile End and Leytonstone via Stratford and between Stratford and Leytonstone via Leyton.

www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/realtime/tube/default.html

[Jack]

How do you know which one is wrong or right though? Only someone in the area, or who has heard the centercomm messages can confirm this

[smiler52]

just a thought if it is at stratford then why is the jubilee line not affected

[Hassaan]

Jun 6, 2012 20:34:25 GMT smiler52 said:

just a thought if it is at stratford then why is the jubilee line not affected

The Jubilee line is above ground there.

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Jun 6, 2012 20:36:59 GMT Hassaan said:

Jun 6, 2012 20:34:25 GMT smiler52 said:

just a thought if it is at stratford then why is the jubilee line not affected

The Jubilee line is above ground there.

thanks for thet never been to stratford

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Meanwhile in New York City






Well since the tracks are flooded, the Trains in the NYCTA still goes on.

But I do hope the job will get done on clearing up the flood and fixing the broken pipe.
Will the water supply affect the Olympic arena nearby?

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Jun 6, 2012 20:36:59 GMT Hassaan said:

Jun 6, 2012 20:34:25 GMT smiler52 said:

just a thought if it is at stratford then why is the jubilee line not affected

The Jubilee line is above ground there.

The Central Line is above ground there .

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Jun 7, 2012 1:16:28 GMT @deeplevel said:

Jun 6, 2012 20:36:59 GMT Hassaan said:

The Jubilee line is above ground there.

The Central Line is above ground there .

The central line is a deep level line it rises to platform level and serves platforms 3 and 3A for Westbound services and platform 6 for Eastbound Services; it must be added that for Westbound services doors open on either side to serve either platform.

The burst water main occurred in the tunnel between Stratford and Mile End, the suspension was in place I believe until the end of traffic, with temporary service introduced between EAB (Ealing Broadway) and BEG (Bethnal Green) with another shuttle service in operation between NOA (North Acton) and WER (West Ruislip).

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Here is some video footage of it

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The fan shaft that flooded is in Bow, as someone rightly said, between Stratford & Mile End.

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Jun 7, 2012 12:39:54 GMT @minijay said:

The fan shaft that flooded is in Bow, as someone rightly said, between Stratford & Mile End.

Yes, the shaft is officially called 'Old ford shaft' close to Wick lane where apparently a water main has burst.