False alarm triggers major peak-hour delays after Parliament train station evacuated
By Hannah Hammoud
Thousands of commuters faced morning peak-hour delays on Friday morning after Parliament train station was evacuated and the City Loop was closed.
Trains were delayed by up to 30 minutes after an automatic fire alarm was set off underground at Parliament station just before 8.30am.
Parliament train station was evacuated on Friday morning. Credit: Daniel Pockett
Fire crews arrived on the scene just after 8.30am and quickly confirmed there was no fire.
“This was a false alarm,” a Fire Rescue Victoria spokesperson said.
Parliament station has now reopened to commuters and trains resumed running through the City Loop just after 9am.
Delays have cleared on all metropolitan lines and the Metro Trains timetable is running on schedule.
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