Rush hour passengers at Paddington face delays till noon

Rail pandemonium at Paddington, which prevented hundreds of mourners from attending the Queen’s burial, continued this morning, with rush-hour travellers warned to expect delays until at least noon.

Network Rail stated that work is ongoing to repair damaged overhead electric cables impacting services at the west London station.

Monday morning at 6.30 a.m., all lines to and from Paddington were shut due to an incident between Hayes and Harlington station, causing considerable delays for mourners traveling to London and Windsor, Berkshire.

Rail pandemonium at Paddington, which prevented hundreds of mourners from attending the Queen’s burial, continued this morning, with rush-hour travellers warned to expect delays until at least noon. Pictured: Yesterday’s chaotic scenes at Reading station

Network Rail stated that work is ongoing to repair damaged overhead electric cables impacting services at the west London station.

While stranded on trains and platforms, several resorted to viewing funeral services on their mobile devices.

Numerous passengers were instructed to switch trains at Reading, resulting in lengthy lines at the station on Monday evening.

National Rail Enquiries published an update on Tuesday morning stating, “No trains are able to operate between Heathrow Airport/West Drayton and London Paddington.”

‘We believe interruption will persist until 12pm.

“Passengers are strongly urged to only travel if absolutely required and to please check before departure.”

Great Western Railway, Heathrow Express, and Elizabeth line services are disrupted.

Those who had traveled to Windsor to observe the procession and committal service were met with delays of up to two hours when attempting to leave parking lots in the vicinity.

After irate drivers battled with stewards, the police were called to take over marshaling.

Thousands of mourners were unable to leave the Review Ground car park yesterday afternoon due to’awful’ organization, according to bereaved individuals who criticized the situation as “terrible.”

On one of the most significant days of the previous century, tens of thousands of people had their travel plans interrupted due to the pandemonium on the trains and roads.

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