Great Northern said in a statement posted to social media that all lines coming from King’s Cross Station have been blocked following the evacuation
A major train station has been evacuated this evening following an “emergency” that has left all lines blocked.
Commuters have been evacuated from King’s Cross Station after a fire alarm was triggered today, with networks saying “all lines” are blocked.
Great Northern said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter: “London King’s Cross has been evacuated following a fire alarm. Due to this, all lines from the station are currently blocked.”
Members of the public have posted photos and footage from the scene showing the usually bustling station ground to a halt, with people initially told there was an unspecified “emergency” forcing “thousands” to wait outside.
Journalist James Pierce wrote online: “Kings Cross Station closed due to an unspecified emergency. Thousands of commuters now forced to wait outside.”
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