Delays have been reported on the London Underground line.
(file picture) A Cental Line train was evacuated by police (Image: Getty)
Armed police officers evacuated and searched a London Underground train today following a report of a man with a firearm. British Transport Police (BTP) were called to reports of a man with a firearm on the Central Line during Wednesday morning’s rush hour commute.
One person wrote on X: “My central line train @TfL has just been evacuated with all these armed police looking for someone with a weapon…. Great.” It’s not clear exactly where the incident occurred along the busy line, which runs from West London to East London, though armed officers were there to meet the train at Stratford.
(File photo) The incident happened on the Central Line. (Image: Getty)
Another user wrote on X: “Armed police patrolling the platforms at Stratford station.”
Officers evacuated the Tube and searched it for the firearm and the man matching the description they were given, but did not find anything.
Further enquiries are being carried out into the initial report made to BTP, with the investigation ongoing.
A BTP spokesperson said: “We received a report of a man with a firearm on board a Central Line train at 7.44am today (12 August).
“The train was met by armed officers at Stratford station where it was evacuated and searched. No firearms were found, nor anyone matching the description. Enquiries into the report are ongoing.”
Transport for London (TfL) also confirmed the incident caused minor delays on the Central Line heading eastbound.
It said in an update on its website: “Minor delays eastbound between North Acton and Leytonstone due to an earlier police investigation and minor delays North Acton to Ealing Broadway / West Ruislip and Leytonstone to Epping / Hainault due to train cancellations.
“Good service on the rest of the line.”