BBC:伦敦交通受严重影响

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因为大雪，今日到伦敦的很多火车停开，希思罗机场两跑道关闭，伦敦所有bus停开，地铁Circle, Hammersmith & City and Waterloo & City lines  停开

[BBC 英文新闻 2月2日]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7864315.stm

Heavy snow disrupts London travel  

Several train services into London have been suspended
Thousands of people are unable to travel as London's transport network has been disrupted due to snow.

The entire bus network and three Underground lines - the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Waterloo & City lines - have been suspended.

London City Airport has been closed, while both runways are shut at Heathrow.

The snow caused a Cyprus Airways flight to slip off a taxiway at Heathrow and land in grass.

Passengers were unharmed in the incident which took place at about 0820 GMT, British Airports Authority said.

The authority added it was the last flight to land before the runways were closed.

London has seen the heaviest snowfall in 18 years, weather experts said.

Buses and Tube

Up to 10cm (0.3ft) of snow has already fallen in some parts of Greater London, with 6cm (0.2ft) of snow reported at Heathrow Airport.

The conditions led the Met Office to issue an extreme weather warning for London and the south east of England.

On the Underground, the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Waterloo & City lines are fully suspended. The Bakerloo, Jubilee, Piccadilly, Northern and District lines are partly suspended.

There are severe delays on the Central Line. Several Tube stations are also closed.

Impact of the snowfall

London buses suspended
Circle, Hammersmith and City, Waterloo and City lines suspended
Southeastern Trains and Gatwick Express cancelled
Reduced service on Southern and First Great Western
London City airport closed
Both runways at Heathrow closed
Treacherous driving conditions
All schools closed in Westminster

A spokesman for Transport for London (TfL) said: "Heavy snowfall across the London area last night has severely disrupted transport services and further snow is forecast throughout Monday.

"The biggest difficulty today is the road conditions which are extremely dangerous and drivers should take extreme care."

All services are currently suspended until further notice on Southeastern Trains and there is no service on Gatwick Express. Southern and First Great Western are running reduced services.

Although Gatwick Airport was open, there were significant delays and cancellations, he added.

Passengers were advised to check before leaving for the airport.

Earlier, a BBC reporter at Gatwick said many people were stranded as trains are cancelled and taxis out of service due to gridlock on the M25. Long queues had built up for hotels.

Treacherous conditions

On the roads, the southern section of the M25 has treacherous driving conditions between the M23 and the A3.

The A2 is shut into London at Lewisham Road in Blackheath because of snow with many other roads across London extremely slippery.

Scotland Yard said it had reports of a number of crashes in the early hours, though no-one was seriously hurt.


Many people are left stranded due to travel disruptions

The Highways Agency said there have been too many minor accidents on the roads "to put a number on".

The agency recommended people should only take essential journeys.

A spokeswoman for Westminster Council said all its schools would be closed.

Night-time temperatures across London could drop to -3C as a blast of cold air sweeps in from the North Sea.