TRAINS came to a halt on the Central Line this morning after a woman went into labour.
The service stopped at 8.34am when the woman started having contractions on a westbound train at St Paul's station.
A TFL spokswoman said: "London Underground staff attended to her until London Ambulance Service personnel arrived on the scene.
"She was removed from the station to a waiting ambulance in a wheelchair."
Service with delays was resumed on the line at 8.55am.
Lauren Brewster, 23 from Buckhurst Hill was waiting for the tube this morning when she heard the announcement.
She said: "The trains were delayed and there was an announcement saying a woman had given birth on the tube.
"It was quite funny and everyone was looking at each other, unsure if we had heard correctly."
ITV's This Morning presenter Philip Schofield joked on the programme today that the baby should be called 'Little Epping.'
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