Rush hour misery for hundreds of commuters after long delays at London Bridge

A busy London station partially closed over Christmas due to major engineering work fully reopened today only for passengers to be hit by long hold-ups.

There were delays of up to 45 minutes at London Bridge station due to a signalling problem. Starting during the morning rush-hour and lasting until at least 12 noon, the delays affected passengers with Southern trains.

Southern and Thameslink trains had been unable to call at London Bridge from December 20 to January 4 due to the engineering work.

A signalling problem at Merstham in Surrey also prevented trains towards London from stopping at Redhill, Merstham or Coulsdon South.

This affected passengers travelling on Southern and Thameslink services.

A broken-down train at Harrow & Wealdstone in north west London led to delays between London and Milton Keynes Central in Buckinghamshire.

The problems today follow chaotic scenes in London on December 27 when a Network Rail overrun led to the closure of King's Cross and Paddington stations.