A huge fire has erupted at Queens Road Peckham Rail Station in south London.
Videos and images of the fierce blaze were shared online as smoke billowed in the capital’s rainy night sky.
Updating travellers on the incident, ThamesLink wrote on X: “Services are currently unable to run through Queens Road Peckham and this station is closed."
“No trains are unable to go through this station and it may be quicker at this time to use an alternative route to complete your journey."
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Transport for London confirmed to GB News that there was a "fire on the track" and that no service was running through the station.
It also said delays should be expected on the Windrush Overground line.
A statement from the London Fire Brigade on Tuesday night reads: "Fire crews are tackling a fire on train tracks above arches. Passengers have been evacuated from Queen's Road Peckham Railway station. There are no reports of any injuries.
"Trains have been stopped in both directions and the power on the tracks has been isolated to allow fire crews to gain access to the track.
"The fire was a very visible blaze.
The flames lit up the night sky over the capital
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TFL confirmed there had been a 'fire on the tracks'
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"The Brigade's 999 Control officers received the first of 90 calls at 2049 alerting them to the fire.
"Fire crews from Greenwich, New Cross and Old Kent Road fire stations attended the scene."
Queens Road services two lines, the London Overground connecting to Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction, via Surrey Quays.
It also joins Southern Trains, running on the South London Line towards London Bridge, East Croydon, and Beckenham Junction.
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