Commuter chaos as thousands are caught up in Piccadilly line strike action and evacuated from Victoria station
- Victoria station was evacuated after crowds gathered during a 48-hour strike
- Transport bosses closed the station to prevent overcrowding on Thursday
- One commuter, Nina Mataz, said people had become ‘trapped on platforms
- Thousands of commuters face disruption after the Piccadilly Line went on strike
Victoria station was evacuated when as escalator broke down causing a huge crowd swell during a 48-hour Tube strike.
Thousands of commuters were left angry and stranded amid chaotic scenes in London this morning, as travellers complained of being trapped in the station.
Transport bosses closed the station to prevent overcrowding as the crowd swell threatened to cause injury at 9.25am today.
Thousands of commuters were left angry and stranded amid chaotic scenes in London this morning, as travellers complained of being trapped in the station
One commuter, Nina Mataz, said people had become ‘trapped on platforms’, while children were being ‘crushed’.
Another commuter urged others to ‘avoid [the station] at all costs’ and said there was ‘zero communication on the ground’.
Transport for London has since apologised for the overcrowding at Victoria, which they said was caused by an escalator fault.
The crowded scenes at Victoria was branded a ‘danger’ by one customer.
One commuter, Nina Mataz, said people had become ‘trapped on platforms’, while children were being ‘crushed’
Another suggested he was ‘about to have a panic attack’ due to the overcrowding
Another suggested he was ‘about to have a panic attack’ due to the overcrowding.
The station closed at 9.25am but opened again at 9.40am.
A TfL spokesman said: ‘I apologise to customers at Victoria who had their journeys disrupted this morning.
‘We had to close the station due to an escalator fault, causing crowding on platforms. The escalators are now running again and the station was reopened after around 15 minutes.’
Thousands more commuters are facing severe disruption after the entire Piccadilly line shut down from midday on Wednesday.
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