Trains are delayed around Balham station after a lorry has struck a railway bridge.
The lorry had "no overhead clearance" under the bridge which carries all tracks between London Victoria and East Croydon, according to Southern Rail UK.
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— Southern (@SouthernRailUK) September 13, 2021
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As you can see on the image below, the lorry has no overhead clearance under the bridge 👇
🛤 This bridge carries all tracks between London Victoria and East Croydon.
👷♂️👷♀️ Engineers will need to inspect the damage to the bridge and are expected on site in approx. 20 minutes pic.twitter.com/VUmSesxItw
— Southern (@SouthernRailUK) September 13, 2021
Engineers have now inspected the damage and declared it "safe".
👷♂️👷♀️ Engineers have inspected the bridge and it has been declared safe to reopened all lines.
— Southern (@SouthernRailUK) September 13, 2021
Trains are now on the move and it will be quicker for you to wait for the next train.
However, according to National Rail there are still delays of around 30 minutes as a result of the incident.
Disruption is expected until 3.30pm.
Following a vehicle having struck a bridge at #Balham, all lines have now reopened.
— National Rail (@nationalrailenq) September 13, 2021
⚠️Trains between Clapham Junction and Balham may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or cancelled while services return to normal.
🕟Disruption is expected until 15:30.
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