A busy tube station in London has been evacuated after smoke was seen coming from one of the carriages.
TfL Access confirmed on X (formally known as Twitter) that Bank station has closed since around 5pm today (October 8).
Emergency services are currently at the station dealing with the incident, according several eyewitnesses on X.
One person said: “Bank Station evacuated. Lots of smoke and burning stink on southbound Northern line train on the platform.”
A spokesperson for Transport for London said there’s smoke coming from a faulty train on the Northern Line.
It added: “Looks as though there might be an issue with it. There's a bit of smoke coming from one of the carriages so we've cleared the station and are checking it out at the moment.
“It's closed for now, once we've had a look at it - the fire brigade are on their way as is procedure when smoke is coming from something.
“Once we've had a look at it, hopefully we'll open the station as soon as we can."
The station has since reopened.
We have contacted British Transport Police, London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service for further information.
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