Farringdon station reopens after armed police responded to incident, what happened?
Farringdon Station has reopened after reports of a suspected gas leak.
Following reports of a suspected gas leak, Farringdon Station in London has reopened. The London Fire Brigade provided a statement about the incident which reads: “Firefighters were called to a report of a smell of chemicals on an Elizabeth Line platform at Farringdon Station this morning (30 April).
“Crews attended and carried out a sweep of the area to check for no elevated readings of any chemical substances. No elevated readings were detected.
“Fourteen people were treated at the scene with two of those people taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service as a precaution.
“The Brigade was called at 0941 and Control Officers mobilised two fire engines, two fire rescue units and specialist officers to the scene The scene was declared safe by 1135.
A spokesperson for London Ambulance said earlier that “We were called at 9.40am today (30 April) to reports of an incident at the junction of Farringdon Road and Clerkenwell Road, EC1M.We have sent resources to the scene including ambulance crews, an incident response officer, a paramedic in a fast response car, a clinical team manager and paramedics from our hazardous area response team.The incident is ongoing and we are working with our emergency services partners.”
Earlier today, British Transport Police issued an update on X after armed police responded to an incident at London’s Farringdon Station. The update reads: “We are on scene at Farringdon station following reports of a suspected gas leak, with a small number of passengers reporting feeling unwell.
“Officers are in attendance, alongside @Ldn_Ambulance and @LondonFire, and the station has been evacuated while enquiries are conducted.”
Just after 10am Thameslink took to X and wrote: “If you are planning to travel from Farringdon, you will need to use an alternative station to board a service towards your destination.
“Likewise if you wish to travel TO Farringdon, you will need to alight at another station and use an alternative route to get to where you need to be.”
At 9:51am, Thameslink wrote: “The emergency services are dealing with an incident at Farringdon station.
“The station has been closed until further notice and no trains will call here in either direction.
“More information to follow... “
National Rail took fo X to issue advice to customers and wrote: “#Farringdon -
“Customer advice for Elizabeth line customers:
“Farringdon, Tottenham Court Road and Farringdon will not be served. You may use London buses to / from Farringdon, at no extra cost, to complete journeys.
“Customer advice for Thameslink customers:
“If you are travelling to Farringdon you will need to travel to an alternative station, either City Thameslink (Holborn exit) or London St Pancras International. Alternatively you can use Chancery lane ( 8 minute walk) or Barbican (4 minute distance) on the London Underground.
“Until further notice no services will be able to call at Farringdon. Thameslink services will run non stop between City Thameslink and London St. Pancras International.
“If you are travelling southbound towards Farringdon you will need to change at London St Pancras International for London Bus services towards your destination.
“If you are travelling northbound towards Farringdon you will need to change at City Thameslink for London Bus services towards your destination.
“If you are starting your journey from Farringdon you will need to use London Buses to either City Thameslink or London St Pancras International.”
At the time of writing, it is not known when Farringdon station will reopen after the incident.