Edmonton Green station is reopening as a horrific attack leaves an elderly man fighting for his life

A north London train station has reopened after an 80-year-old man was assaulted, leaving him fighting for his life.

The Edmonton Green station was closed as police responded to reports of an assault Tuesday night.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: “Paramedics attended and a man in his 80s was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.”

Meanwhile, there are no trains on the Piccadilly line to Heathrow Airport due to a signaling fault.

Delays are also expected to services between London Kings Cross/Moorgate and Stevenage until 5.30pm.

Follow the latest updates below…

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Delays between London Kings Cross, Moorgate and Stevenage

4:44 p.m , Miriam Burrell

A fault in the signaling system between London Kings Cross / Moorgate and Stevenage means that trains have to run at reduced speed on the line to Stevenage.

Trains may be delayed by up to 40 minutes.

The interruption is expected until 17.30.

No Piccadilly line to Heathrow Airport

4:42 p.m , Miriam Burrell

There is no service between Hounslow Central and Heathrow Airport on the Piccadilly line.

There are severe delays between Acton Town and Hounslow Central due to a signal failure at Hounslow West.

Trains able to stop at Edmonton Green again

14:14 , Jacob Phillips

Trains can now call at Edmonton Green after police dealt with an earlier incident at the station.

An 80-year-old man has been left fighting for his life after an attack at a bus stop in north London.

80-year-old man fighting for life after attack

11:14 , Michael Howie

British Transport Police have released details of the incident which closed Edmonton Green station.

Officers received reports of an attack at the station at around 9.53pm last night.

Paramedics attended and an 80-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

A BTP spokesman said: “Enquiries are continuing apace and we will be carrying out high visibility patrols in the area alongside the Metropolitan Police Service to provide reassurance.

“Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016 quoting reference 766 of July 16.”

Edmonton Green is expected to be closed by the end of the day

09:09 , Jacob Phillips

Trains are not expected to stop at Edmonton Green until later in the day due to a police incident.

Services running between Liverpool Street and Enfield Town or Cheshunt will not call at the station.

Trains are running normally again on the Circle Line

08:29 , Jacob Phillips

There is no good service on the Circle Line again after the line was hit by minor delays due to a lack of trains. But there are still delays on the London Overground while TfL fixes a signal fault at West Croydon.

Elizabeth Line hit by delays

08:20 , Jacob Phillips

The Elizabeth line was briefly stopped on Wednesday morning while a problem between Stratford and Romford was investigated.

Lines have now reopened and as service recovers, trains on the Elizabeth line may still be canceled or delayed by up to 15 minutes.

The interruption is expected until 10 o’clock.

Reduced service on London Overground

08:03 , Jacob Phillips

There is a reduced service on the London Overground between Highbury & Islington and West Croydon due to a fault in the signaling system.

Trains running between these stations may be canceled or diverted to Crystal Palace until 9.30am.

Edmonton Green station closed due to police incident

07:53 , Jacob Phillips

Edmonton Green station has been closed due to a police incident, meaning trains cannot stop at the station.

The North London station is on the London Overground line, which runs between Cheshunt and Liverpool Street.