Huge explosion outside major London train station as police swarm and evacuate
Emergency services are dealing with an incident at London St Pancras as the area is evacuated. Transport for London (TfL) Access confirmed that the main and north entrances to the station were closed while the Metropolitan Police dealt with an unattended vehicle.
The rest of the station is fully operational while this is being carried out. TfL Access wrote on X: "Main and North Entrance/Entry closed due to an unattended vehicle at the request of Metropolitan Police. Station remains in full operation."
The Metropolitan Police said it carried out a controlled explosion during the incident near St Pancras, and the unattended vehicle has since been declared non-suspicious.
Separately, there is no service on the Piccadilly Line today, tomorrow, and Thursday between Cockfosters and Uxbridge, impacting St Pancras. Trains will continue to operate between Acton Town and Heathrow.
Travellers have been urged to use Metropolitan Line services between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge and District Line trains between South Kensington and Ealing Common.
The online departure board for St Pancras shows almost all trains running on time, except the 4.16pm to Peterborough and the 4.21pm to Brighton, which are both three minutes late.
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EMR said there is now good service on trains from St Pancras to Sheffield, Nottingham, and Corby.
Images from the scene show what appears to be a silver Nissan Juke parked near the station - believed to be the unattended vehicle police carried out a controlled explosion on.
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed a controlled explosion was carried out during the incident near St Pancras, and the unattended vehicle has since been declared non-suspicious.
The map from East Midlands Railway (EMR) shows significant disruption across the network, including between St Pancras and Corby, Leicester, Derby, and Sheffield.
You may travel to Nuneaton with Cross Country, then change for a train to London Euston with Avanti or London Northwestern Railway. It is likely to take two hours to complete this journey.
You may travel to Grantham with EMR, then change for a train to London King's Cross. It is likely to take between two and 2.5 hours to complete this journey.
LNER, which runs trains between Grantham and London King's Cross, recommends booking a seat. This can be done up to five minutes before the train departs.
You may travel to Birmingham New Street with Cross Country, then change for a train to London Euston with London Northwestern Railway or Avanti. It is likely to take between 2.5 and three hours to complete this journey.
East Midlands Railway services to and from London St Pancras may be subject to short-notice delays of up to 30 minutes or cancellations.
A video shared on social media captured the aftermath of the evacuation, with passengers standing outside the station next to a police cordon. A police van can also be seen.
TfL Access said the station was evacuated while police dealt with an unattended vehicle.
London St Pancras evacuated because of an unattended car. I\u2019m hearing that Eurostar passengers were also evacuated and now going back into the station. So it may be over soon. #london #stpancras pic.twitter.com/bMVnTRfA6t
EMR said in an update on its website: "Emergency services are on site investigate the problem, we have now been advertised that it is safe for customers to re-enter the station."
This comes after the TfL Access account on X said the station is fully operational while police deal with an unattended vehicle, and the two exits that had been closed have now reopened.
The ongoing incident is disrupting East Midlands Railway (EMR) trains on the London St Pancras/Nottingham/Derby/Sheffield and the London St Pancras/Luton/Corby/Kettering routes.
East Midlands Railway said in a post on X that St Pancras had to be evacuated due to an incident involving emergency services.
St Pancras Station remains fully operational while police deal with the unattended vehicle, though the main and north entrances have been closed off.
Metropolitan Police are at the scene to deal with an unattended vehicle, prompting the closure of the main and north entrances to the station.
The main and north entrances to St Pancras have been closed while police are at the scene of an unattended vehicle.
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