{"id":368788,"date":"2026-01-14T05:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/368788\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T05:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:49:08","slug":"flames-erupt-and-black-smoke-fills-night-sky-in-huge-blaze-on-train-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/368788\/","title":{"rendered":"Flames erupt and black smoke fills night sky in huge blaze on train line"},"content":{"rendered":"

A huge fire has erupted at Queens Road Peckham Rail Station in south London. <\/p>\n

Videos and images of the fierce blaze were shared online as smoke billowed in the capital\u2019s rainy night sky. <\/p>\n

Updating travellers on the incident, ThamesLink wrote on X: \u201cServices are currently unable to run through Queens Road Peckham and this station is closed.”<\/p>\n

\u201cNo 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.”<\/p>\n

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The flames lit up the night sky over the capital <\/p>\n

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X: DAN DEACON<\/p>\n

Transport for London confirmed to GB News that there was a “fire on the track” and that no service was running through the station.<\/p>\n

They also said delays should be expected on the Windrush Overground line. <\/p>\n

GB News has approached the London Fire Brigade for more information.<\/p>\n

Queens Road services two lines, the London Overground connecting to Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction, via Surrey Quays.<\/p>\n

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TFL confirmed there had been a ‘fire on the tracks’ <\/p>\n

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X: JOHN DAVOWSKI<\/p>\n

It also joins Southern Trains, running on the South London Line towards London Bridge, East Croydon, and Beckenham Junction.<\/p>\n

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