Southeastern is reporting delays to its services across south east London and north Kent.

The train operator is reporting delays, diversions and a number of cancellations this morning (May 12).

Frustrated commuters are venting their despair on social media, with some describing the rush hour commute as 'chaos'. 

It is thought the disruption is due to signal problems at Lewisham, and all services in the area are affected.

All Victoria services from Lewisham towards London are part suspended, and Southeastern is reporting all trains going through Lewisham may be cancelled or face delays of up to 20 minutes. 

Southeastern is advising commuters to use the DLR, undergound and buses to complete their journey. 

The DLR is accepting southeastern ticket on all reasonable routes, the underground is accepting southeastern tickets on reasonable routes across London.

The overground is accepting ticket across London on reasonable routes to and from New Cross, while buses are accepting tickets between New Cross and Dartford. 

Six trains have been cancelled due to signalling problems; the 8.39 London Victoria to Dartford, the 8.39 London Cannon Street to London Cannon Street, which called at Crayford, Erith, Abbey Wood, Deptford, Greenwich and others.

The 7.56 and 9.08 Dartford to London Victoria is cancelled, as is the 8.09 and 9.09 service in the opposite direction.

The 8.01 Orpington to London Blackfriars is delayed between Petts Wood and Denmark Hill, and will be diverted between these two stations.

It will call additionally at Bickley, Bromley South, Catford and Nunhead and will no longer call at Chislehurst, Elmstead Woods, Grove Park, Hither Green and Lewisham.

MORE TOP STORIES The earlier 7.41 service was diverted by Petts Wood and Peckham Rye, and additionally called at Bickley, Bromley South, Catford and Nunhead.

It no longer stopped at Chislehurst, Elmstead Woods, Grove Park, Hither Green and Lewisham.

The 8.05 London Cannon Street to Barnehurst is running more than 12 minutes late, and will no longer call at Deptford, Greenwich, Maze Hill, Westcombe Park, Charlton, Woolwich Dockyard, Woolwich Arsenal, Plumstead, Abbey Wood, Belvedere, Erith and Slade Green.

The 8.21 Orpington to London Charing Cross will no longer call at Lewisham.

Earlier in the rush hour the 7.43 London Victoria to Dartford was diverted and additionally called at Bromley South and Orpington, but no longer called at Lewisham, Blackheath and Dartford.

Trains from Orpington to London Blackfriars, London Canon Street to Hayes Kent, Orpington to Charing Cross and Dartford to London Victoria were all disrupted. 

The problems are expected to continue until around 10.30am. 

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