Battle of Waterloo: Rush hour descends into chaos and ‘dangerous overcrowding’
COMMUTERS faced "dangerous overcrowding" and delays as Waterloo descended into chaos during last night's rush-hour.
Thousands of commuters were faced with dangerous crowding in last night's rush hour at Waterloo
Thousands of travellers poured into the station on their way home - only to find fewer trains and blocked entrances on the underground and the main gate.
South West Trains warned there could be delays of 15 to 20 minutes due to a signalling failure, leading a congestion of the service.
Some services between Waterloo and Clapham Junction were cancelled altogether.
Kelly Smith, 28, from Guildford, Surrey, said: "They shut the main gate so no one can get in.
"Inside it's absolute madness, total chaos, there's no organisation and no one knows what's going on. The staff don't have any information and you get directed in the wrong direction.
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South West Trains warned there could be delays of 15 to 20 minutes due to a signalling failure
Inside it's absolute madness, total chaos, there's no organisation and no one knows what's going on
"There's not enough trains and the ones that are running are delayed."
Other passengers complained there was dangerous overcrowding as they tried to make their way from the underground to the main station.
Paul Mason, 41, from Surbiton, Surrey, said: "The worst part is the crowd control on the underground.
Construction work started this morning leaving many services closed
"It's pretty dangerous actually. People coming from the Jubilee line are being taken on a one way system then through onto the closed platforms to get to the main station.
"There's a really dangerous situation with overcrowding down there."
Commuters were met with fewer trains and blocked entrances on the underground and the main gate
Adrian Hunter, 26, who was travelling to Hounslow, Middlesex, added: "There's a lot of people trying to come up from the underground and they just can't, there's too many people.
"I don't know why they aren't letting people up."