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Several people fainted during this morning’s rush hour at Victoria Tube station as a result of overcrowding from more passengers than normal.

Buses are unable to operate their normal routes through central London meaning people are instead taking the Tube to try and get to work.

In one case passengers were heard shouting for a doctor after a woman who is six months pregnant collapsed.

There were also problems on the District and Circle lines that caused further issues at the interchange with the Victoria Line.


The problem got so bad that the gates to the station were closed momentarily at 9am to cope with the backlog.



Metro.co.uk worker Rosy Shearman said: ‘Staff were closing the underground at Victoria due to congestion on the Circle and District lines.

‘In one announcement, a TfL employee said that multiple people had passed out on the platforms and we could hear on the radio that one woman was 6 months pregnant and unconscious – after which they asked if anyone in the station was a doctor.

The gates to the Underground were shut this morning (Picture: @AntoineSpeaker)

Travel disruption from protests, signalling issues, a trespasser on the tracks and a passenger being taken ill are all thought to have contributed to the chaos (Picture: Daniel Moon)

There are still two lines part closed (Picture: Daniel Moon)

‘Commuters asking about alternative routes were advised that a lot of buses weren’t able to travel through central London due to the protests, which was why the station was so busy.’

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On Twitter, one passenger added: ‘I was on the tube where a person was taken ill at Victoria. They were sitting next to me, had a seizure and passed out.

‘We tried to help them off but ultimately had to press the emergency alarm to keep the doors open and get assistance.’

The Circle and Hammersmith and City Lines remain part suspended.

There was no service between Edgware Road and Hammersmith on either line, according to the Transport for London (TfL) website, which said it was dealing with ‘SEVERE DELAYS’ while a trespasser on the track is dealt with. There was also an earlier signalling failure at Edgware Road, it added.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 8:54am today to reports of a person unwell at Victoria Station.

‘We dispatched an ambulance crew and a medic on a bicycle to the scene.

‘We treated a woman at the scene and took her to hospital.’

A TfL spokesperson added: ‘I’d like to apologise to our customers who have been impacted by the congestion at Victoria station this morning, I appreciate it would have been distressing for them. This was caused by delays on the Victoria and District lines, and our staff are working hard to restore a normal service as quickly as possible.’

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