An electrical fault due to a fire has caused commuter chaos this morning as ScotRail cancels a number of services.
Shortly after 7.40am the firm announced on Twitter that all lines between Glasgow Queen Street Low Level and Bellgrove are closed.
This will impact services running between Edinburgh and Helensburgh, Milngavie and Balloch.
UPDATE: Overhead lines have been switched off whilst Emergency services are on site. All services on this route are subject to delay / cancellation at this time.
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) November 1, 2022
In a later update, ScotRail has confirmed that emergency services are now on site as they race to fix the fault.
All services on the route are subject to delay or cancellation as overhead lines remain switched off.
⚠️ We are on site to examine overhead lines following a failure of the electric supply via Queen St Low Level, caused by a small fire. Emergency services are also on site. We are working to get the power restored here as quickly as possible. Follow @ScotRail for service updates.
— Network Rail Scotland (@NetworkRailSCOT) November 1, 2022
At 8am, Network Rail revealed that the fault was caused by a "small fire".
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