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A hoax bomb threat at Sydney’s Central Station has caused a mass evacuation as police crowded the platforms and trains were halted on Monday afternoon.

A hoax bomb threat at Sydney ’s Central Station has caused commuter chaos as police swarm the platform and trains come to a grinding halt.

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.Police Transport Command immediately commencing inquiries, according to The Daily Telegraph. Footage from inside the bustling train station showed travellers scrambling to escape the underground platforms via a single escalator.

Meanwhile multiple police officers corned off sections of the major station, as they directed passengers away from the platform where a train stood stationary.The train was subsequently cleared at about 2.45pm, with normal services resuming on platform shortly before 3pm.NSW Police were contacted for further information.T4 Sydney Trains alerted passengers of the popular line about the incident as it unfolded.

“Allow extra travel time on some services due to an incident requiring emergency services at Central earlier,” it said via a post on X, formally Twitter, about 2:44pm.Central station is one Australia's largest and busiest railway stations.Monday's scare at the hub was one of multiple bomb threats made in recent weeks regarding the transport network.

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