Commuters were left stranded on their way to work this morning as urgent signal repairs stopped trams from running from Central Station to the Convention Centre at the height of the morning peak.

A spokeswoman for the Transport Management Centre said signals went down at the intersection of George and Hay streets at 8.25am, causing all tram services to be suspended between Central and Convention while urgent repairs were carried out.

Light rail services were suspended between Central and Convention at the height of the morning peak. Credit:Louise Kennerley

Hundreds of commuters waiting to catch the tram to and from Central Station were left stranded, some walking the rest of the journey to work.

One woman said she paid for a taxi to get her to a Pyrmont office on time after she realised the tram was not coming, about 8.30am.