Vauxhall fire causes rail chaos

A fire on the tracks at Vauxhall train station this morning is causing travel chaos. Many services to and from London Waterloo are cancelled with delays of around an hour, with disruption expected until further notice.

South West Trains says all routes will have delays of up to 60 minutes and there are cancellations and changes to services through Windsor & Eton Riverside, Hounslow, Twickenham, Kingston, Richmond, Kingston, Shepperton and Ascot.

London Fire Brigade were called just before 3am to a fire by platforms 3 and 4. Five of the main eight lines at the station are now out of use while firefighters continue to work at the scene.

Mick Cash, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, said:

A South West Trains spokesman said: