Some trains will run 'very limited' service all night for the Queen's lie

Officials warn 'unprecedented' crowds will descend on London to view the Queen's coffin causing major disruption, and although there are additional trains they don't want to further fuel demand

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A 'very limited' train service will operate overnight on some routes as officials prepare for 'unprecedented' crowds to descend on London to view the Queen's coffin.

Route planners showing exactly which routes will be updated later this week, the Rail Delivery Group has said, as hundreds of thousands of people come to see the late sovereign lying in state at Westminster Hall.

The 14th Century Banquet Hall will be open from 5:00 p.m. Wednesday to 6:30 a.m. Monday, the day of the state funeral.

But new reports today suggest that more than half of the 750,000 mourners expected to queue in the capital may be disappointed as the queue will close early if it gets too busy.

According to the Times, officials estimate a waiting time of 17 to 35 hours for the route, which is expected to stretch five miles from Southwark Park and along the south bank of the River Thames to the bridge of Lambeth before overtaking.

Last night the Rail Delivery Group warned that London 'will be exceptionally busy' and that planning journeys in advance will be essential. No10 said commuters in the capital could consider working from home.

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