Angry passengers had hit out at the sudden announcement that the line would close at 5.30pm
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TFL has backtracked on a planned closure of the Central line on Thursday evening - only minutes after telling commuters the line would shut from 5.30pm due to staff shortages.
Customers were told no trains would run on most of the line except for a shuttle service between
Leytonstone and Epping/
Hainault, throwing many Londoners’ regular commutes into disarray.
But only minutes after a decision was announced to close the line cover was found - meaning the service will run after all.
A TfL spokesperson said: “Cover has been found and a normal Central line service will operate until the end of the evening”.
This means trains are scheduled to run to all stations to the usual last train time, as on a normal day.