Rush-hour commuters on the Victoria line face were delayed this evening after a signal fault at Brixton caused by a newspaper.
Transport for London temporarily suspended the line between Victoria and Brixton after the problems were reported just before 6pm.
Initially the delays were minor but were soon upgraded to severe with the entire service disrupted.
TfL said the problems were fixed soon after 7pm and revealed the cause of the delays was a discarded newspaper, which had fallen onto the tracks obstructing the signalling points.
The incident comes two days after Oxford Circus station was evacuated after a faulty train shut down a major stretch of the Victoria line.
A TfL spokesperson said: “We apologise to Victoria line customers whose journeys have been disrupted this evening due to a signal failure at Brixton.
"Our technical staff worked hard to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and services are back up and running on the line."
