BREAKING: Major Tube station shut as Jubilee Line incident sparks rush hour chaos
A BUSY Tube station has been evacuated this morning sparking huge rush hour delays on the Jubilee line and across London.
Canning Town Station has been closed after a 'passenger incident'
Staff at Canning Town station called in a "code silver" situation on one of the platforms and trains were stopped from pulling into the station.
The 'passenger incident' sparked an emergency response and people were cleared out while other commuters have revealed their Tube trains were stuck in tunnels for up to 30 minutes.
Passenger stuck in/under part of train on canning town jubilee line
Canning Town Station closure has caused chaos on the Jubilee Line
Update: No service between Stratford and North Greenwich; Severe delays on the rest of the line due to a customer incident.
— Jubilee line (@jubileeline) May 26, 2016
But passengers have taken to Twitter to suggest that the incident caused after a woman became stuck between the train and the platform.
Video footgae has since emerged of police officers rushing along the platform and towards the back of a train.
Woman stuck between train & platform at Canning Town causing commuter chaos. This is why you stand behind the damn yellow line people!
— Leanne (@msleannefraser) May 26, 2016
Commuters say the 'passenger incident' was a woman getting stuck between a train and the platform
Worse journey to work today on the jubilee line. How can we get stuck in the tunnel for 30mins
— Dark Kent (@Bernz_O) May 26, 2016
One Twitter user wrote: "Woman stuck between train & platform at Canning Town causing commuter chaos. This is why you stand behind the damn yellow line people!"
It comes after rush hour mayhem yesterday when a fallen pigeon suspended the Circle Line.
The Central Line was also severely delayed this morning causing 'nightmare' travel issues for Londoners.
More to follow….