Thousands affected by Hertfordshire power cuts
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UK Power Networks said about 68 postcode areas were affected on Thursday "due to a fault on the electricity network"
More than 5,000 customers were plunged into darkness when a power cut affected parts of south Hertfordshire.
UK Power Networks said 68 postcode areas were affected on Thursday "due to a fault on the electricity network" at 18:40 GMT.
Much of St Albans was affected and Thameslink and Great Northern reported issues with train services at Hatfield and Potters Bar.
The distribution company said power had been restored by 20:45.
In a tweet, external at 20:30, UK Power Networks said the "large outage" had been caused by a "fault at one of our main grid sites".
It said "engineers had to redirect power due to a fault on the electricity network".
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In a later statement, it said an "initial fault" with the National Grid had resulted in a power cut across parts of Hertfordshire.
"We worked as quickly as was safely possible to restore customers in stages, the first within a few minutes, with all customers restored by 20:45."
It apologised to customers for the disruption and inconvenience caused.
Most of St Albans was affected when the power went off just before 18:45 GMT on Thursday
As well as the loss of power, mobile signals were also lost for some people. A spokeswoman said that could happen if a mast had been affected by the power loss.
Thameslink stopped serving St Albans City station as the lighting had been affected and said its decision not to let passengers off was "in the interest of safety".
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The University of Hertfordshire also confirmed, external its College Lane campus had been affected due to a "major power cut in the Hatfield area".
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