A MAJOR railway station has been evacuated in an emergency thought to involve an unexploded Second World War bomb.

Fire engines attended Victoria station in central London following the incident around late morning today.

No trains were going in and out of the busy station and commuters affected by the hold-up took to Twitter to say that a device had been found in a nearby street.

Police later said that the item found by builders near Victoria station was “non-suspicious” and the incident had now been “stood down”.

Victoria station later reopened although passengers were warned to expect delays.

A Network Rail spokeswoman said: “As the incident was close to the tracks leading into Victoria it was necessary to shut the station and halt trains for a time.”