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Tue, Jul 10 2012 05:17:41

Olympics crowd management: tube closures

Lond transport tested its crowd management plans today - tweets from passengers show the chaos 17 days before the Games begin

  1. BBCTravelAlert
    BBC London Travel@BBCTravelAlert
    Reminder: Olympic crowd management & queueing system testing at London Bridge, Cannon St, Victoria, Charing X, Waterloo East today. LP
    Mon, Jul 09 2012 23:45:40
  2. RT @Bushells: Hi tech signs at London bridge for Olympic rehearsals. http://pic.twitter.com/JWLRe67X
    aforkfulofspaghetti@aforkful
    ·
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 00:57:20
  3. TeamLondonBdg
    Team London Bridge@TeamLondonBdg
    So it was very easy to get out of London Bridge station this morning. We'll keep you posted throughout the day. Any news welcome!
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 00:57:40
  4. timbocook
    Tim Cook@timbocook
    Kings cross station closed. People everywhere, this is mayhem.
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 00:59:27
  5. subhajitb
    Subhajit Banerjee@subhajitb
    Kings Cross tube station closed due to overcrowding. And it's not even the Olympics.
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 00:36:41
  6. Some pretty angry people outside Kings Cross tube station #fasterhigherstronger http://pic.twitter.com/sDgXpCcb
    Subhajit Banerjee@subhajitb
    ·
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 00:52:19
  7. Kings Cross station evacuated.. #happycampers lockerz.com/s/223767999
    Joe Knock@joeknock
    ·
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 00:58:16
  8. davidcholloway
    David Holloway@davidcholloway
    Kings cross underground closed due to over crowding. Games haven’t even started yet! #london #undergound
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:02:23
  9. Fyi london. You will not cope with the Olympics. Kings cross evacuated due to overcrowding. Everyone sent to euston.. http://pic.twitter.com/Pkb3Sohl
    Sophie Atkins@SophieAtkins
    ·
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:01:43
  10. BBCTravelAlert
    BBC London Travel@BBCTravelAlert
    Some of you saying Kings Cross underground evacuated and other problems - we've only been told it's due to overcrowding.
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:01:01
  11. swajones
    Sam Jones@swajones
    TfL say #London #Olympic travel rehearsal nothing to do with them; all run by National Rail.
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:04:24
  12. swajones
    Sam Jones@swajones
    #Network Rail and SouthEastern trains announcement about #London #Olympic rail rehearsals here (from last week): bit.ly/LZyxUV
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:26:10
  13. swajones
    Sam Jones@swajones
    #Network Rail spksman denies Olympic rehearsals have taken commuters by surprise but adds would be pointless task if people changed journeys
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:22:05
  14. For more follow live with Paul Owen:
  15. London 2012 Olympics: travel disruption at key stations - live blog
    Good morning and welcome to today's Olympics live blog.Transport for London and Network Rail are clearly worried about the potential for ...
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  16. skc0602
    Samantha @skc0602
    @guardian @PaulTOwen at Victoria we appear to be trying late, overcrowded buses .
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:51:44
  17. It appears the trouble at Kings Cross was due to overcrowding, not a drill for the Olympics:
  18. Haroon_Siddique
    Haroon Siddique@Haroon_Siddique
    King's .X duty manager mike maynard.- closure due to 'severe overcrowding'. Says they were not trialling #olympics system 'we don't do that'
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:16:29
  19. Haroon_Siddique
    Haroon Siddique@Haroon_Siddique
    100+ people in black cab queue outside king's X station. Entrance to station has just been fully opened again
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:22:18
  20. Haroon_Siddique
    Haroon Siddique@Haroon_Siddique
    Another underground worker: 'problem with northern line caused overcrowding at king's X & Euston, nothing to do with #olympics'
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:26:55
  21. Haroon_Siddique
    Haroon Siddique@Haroon_Siddique
    Main underground ticket barriers closed at king's x. PCSO helping bar entry but other barriers open & all lines reportedly running
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:34:08
  22. Haroon_Siddique
    Haroon Siddique@Haroon_Siddique
    PCSO at king's x says fire alarm was triggered by overcrowding
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:36:17
  23. Haroon_Siddique
    Haroon Siddique@Haroon_Siddique
    To add insult to injury, boris johnson's voice booms over king's X tannoy: 'getting around may take longer than usual'
    Tue, Jul 10 2012 01:43:46

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