Commuters are facing travel chaos following a train ‘crash’ along the UK’s busiest rail route. A South Western Railway (SWR) train collided with an object on the track this morning, disrupting services in and out of London.

The incident happened near Walton-on-Thames on the Woking to Waterloo line, prompting mass delays and cancellations. 

A Network Rail spokesman said: “At around 5.50am this morning, a South Western Railway train travelling towards London Waterloo struck an object in the Walton-on-Thames area. No-one was injured and all passengers were safely escorted from the train; however, the lines through the area are currently blocked while we investigate.

“Early investigations show the front wheels of the train are derailed, therefore it’s likely to take us some time to get the railway reopened. We’re really sorry for the disruption and will update customers on the repairs and timescale for reopening as we know more.”

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