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Stranded! Storm Doris chaos as thousands of commuters scramble for hotel rooms with Euston station closed, cross-country train services cancelled and drivers told to stay off the roads
Stranded! Storm Doris chaos as thousands of commuters scramble for hotel rooms with Euston station closed and hundreds of cross-country train services cancelled
All services from London Euston were suspended due to Storm Doris earlier in the day, as the heavy winds significantly affected the train lines
A huge crush of people at King's Cross station, where all services were suspended for much of the afternoon and only resumed in the late evening
Thousands at King's Cross were at the mercy of the information boards, as they were facing delays of up to several hours to get home
Hundreds of passengers were also stranded at Birmingham New Street because the trains were not running" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
Hundreds of passengers were also stranded at Birmingham New Street because the trains were not running
At Birmingham, notices such as this were all people could rely on, as staff struggled to keep up with the level of disruption
Stranded! Storm Doris chaos as thousands of commuters scramble for hotel rooms with Euston station closed and hundreds of cross-country train services cancelled
- All trains from London Euston were cancelled due to Storm Doris and only resumed in the late evening
- Euston was evacuated due to overcrowding, and King's Cross was also cleared but this turned out to be an escalator fault
- All major London terminals, including Liverpool Street and Victoria, also had huge delays and cancellations
- Birmingham New Street was completely packed and the situation was made worse by an escalator fire
- Further north, a electricity failure between Crewe and Warrington Bank Quay caused chaos on Virgin Trains
- Around 50 flights were also cancelled as the high winds continued to wreak havoc on the nation
All services from London Euston were suspended due to Storm Doris earlier in the day, as the heavy winds significantly affected the train lines
A huge crush of people at King's Cross station, where all services were suspended for much of the afternoon and only resumed in the late evening
Thousands at King's Cross were at the mercy of the information boards, as they were facing delays of up to several hours to get home
Hundreds of passengers were also stranded at Birmingham New Street because the trains were not running" class="blkBorder img-share"/>
Hundreds of passengers were also stranded at Birmingham New Street because the trains were not running
At Birmingham, notices such as this were all people could rely on, as staff struggled to keep up with the level of disruption
