London Overground delays between Highbury and West Croydon at rush hour

Commuters were hit with disruption in London this morning after a signal failure.

Passengers using the route between Highbury and Islington to New Cross Gate and West Croydon were affected by delays this morning.

Both London Overground and National Rail services are affected after a signal system failure at West Croydon is expected to wreak havoc for hours.

Transport for London (TfL) said part of the Overground was suspended.

Rail passengers have been told to prepare for cancellations or delays of up to 20 minutes.

Some services may be revised to terminate at New Cross Gate or diverted to Crystal Palace, National Rail has warned.

The outage is expected to last until 10am.

Were you affected by the outage? Please email [email protected].

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