Armed police stormed the scene at rush hour as thousands of commuters were ordered out of both the Tube and mainline rail stations.
Many tweeted photos and videos of people streaming out of the building, while a huge number of officers guarded the area.
One commuter, Emma Pritchard, told Metro.co.uk: ‘I came in on Southeastern railway, I got into the station fine but there were announcements saying the Tube was closed because of a security alert.
‘It was pretty calm, just very busy and people trying to find buses etc.’
Scotland Yard ordered everyone out of the station due to the ‘unexploded device’ found on a nearby building site.
The station was reopened just before 10.15am after the incident was stood down by police.
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