A Jubilee line train breakdown during Monday evening's rush hour left commuters trapped for hours in carriages before being evacuated via the railway tracks. The incident occurred between Westminster and Waterloo stations, affecting thousands of journeys during peak travel times.
Passengers endured up to three hours inside the stationary carriages before emergency evacuation procedures began. Many were forced to sit on carriage floors due to overcrowding, while some experienced complete darkness during portions of the ordeal.
One trapped passenger documented the nightmare on TikTok, asking Transport for London "can I get compensation for life for this PTSD event." Another commuter described being stuck "in the pitch black for over an hour sweating my a** off, I'm genuinely going to freak out."
Track evacuation drama
British Transport Police officers and station staff led passengers out of the broken train in dramatic scenes. Commuters were forced to climb onto the empty tracks and walk back to the nearest station under official supervision.
J Soeiro Goncalves said he was trapped for two hours before evacuation: "Two hours later we were let out and walked back - on the tracks - assisted by Staff and Transport Police - to Waterloo Station. Everyone was calm and very civilised."
Transport disruption continues
A TfL spokesperson said: "We apologise to Jubilee line customers who were held on a faulty train yesterday evening and to those customers whose journeys were disrupted by this incident, which involved the incident train and an additional faulty train. Engineers are working as quickly as possible to restore a good service on the line."
The entire Jubilee line continues to experience severe delays into Tuesday afternoon. The disruption comes days before a planned strike threatening to paralyse most Tube services between Monday and Thursday if no agreement is reached.
Sources used: "Metro", "Daily Mail", "BBC", "MyLondon", "Evening Standard" Note: This article has been edited with the help of Artificial Intelligence.
