All lines now open but delays expected until late morning after signalling fault

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Disruption to trains serving London’s Victoria station is expected to continue until late on Friday morning.

The hundreds of thousands of people who use the station each day are being warned some Southern and Gatwick Express services could be cancelled or delayed by up to half an hour.

All lines have reopened between East Croydon in south London and Victoria after a signalling fault caused severe disruption on the commuter route throughout Thursday.

The knock-on effect means services to and from Victoria, the UK’s second-busiest station, may be cancelled or have fewer carriages than usual. Rail users have been advised to travel as planned on Friday morning and a “good” service is expected to resume by 10am.

National Rail said: “All lines have reopened between East Croydon and London Victoria, following a fault with the signalling system at Streatham Common.

“However, trains may continue to be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.” Rail managers had initially said disruption would continue until at least 7am on Friday.

The problem with signalling equipment at Streatham Common in south London was discovered at 10.30pm on Wednesday. The cause of the fault was traced to a failure of the power supply linked to signalling equipment.

About 210,000 passengers use London Victoria each day.