BREAKING: Waterloo station evacuated and Jubilee line part suspended after security alert.
Waterloo Tube station was evacuated and Tube services disrupted after a suspected suspicious package was discovered this afternoon.
Hundreds were ordered to leave the station immediately when the security alert emerged just before 4pm on Wednesday. The Jubilee line was part suspended and the Waterloo and City line completely suspended while officers investigated.But the item was thankfully deemed to be non-suspicious and the station – one of the busiest in the capital – is set to be reopened.
A spokesperson from British Transport Police said: ‘Officers were called to Waterloo Underground station at 3.53pm today following reports of a suspicious package.‘Thankfully it was deemed to be non-suspicious and the station will shortly be re-opened.’ Officials at Transport for London added: ‘There is no service on the Jubilee Line between London Bridge and Green Park while we respond to a security alert at Waterloo.This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon…Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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