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A hoax bomb threat at Sydney\u2019s Central Station has caused a mass evacuation as police crowded the platforms and trains were halted on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities evacuated passengers on underground platforms 24 and 25 on the T4 Eastern suburbs and Illawarra line following a bomb threat from an anonymous caller about 2.20pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s understood the unknown caller alerted police to a bomb on a train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police Transport Command immediately commencing inquiries, according to The Daily Telegraph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footage from inside the bustling train station showed travellers scrambling to escape the underground platforms via a single escalator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile multiple police officers corned off sections of the major station, as they directed passengers away from the platform where a train stood stationary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, nothing was located after a thorough search of the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The train was subsequently cleared at about 2.45pm, with normal services resuming on platform shortly before 3pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers from the Police Transport Command unit have now commenced inquiries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW Police were contacted for further information.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Police swarm police station: Police: Daily Telepgraph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T4 Sydney Trains alerted passengers of the popular line about the incident as it unfolded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAllow extra travel time on some services due to an incident requiring emergency services at Central earlier,\u201d it said via a post on X, formally Twitter, about 2:44pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSend us a message if you need help travelling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central station is one Australia’s largest and busiest railway stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It serves as a major transport interchange for rail, bus and private coach services in NSW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday’s scare at the hub was one of multiple bomb threats made in recent weeks regarding the transport network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSW Police have confirmed there is no ongoing threat to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inquiries remain ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sky News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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