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Commuters travelling to Woolwich arrived in Athens instead

They arrived at their usual stop to see London tube maps were replaced by signs for the Athens underground

Newsroom March 24 07:29

Commuters were baffled earlier this week when they set off on a trip to Woolwich, south east London and arrived in Athens, Greece, instead.

They arrived at their usual stop to see London tube maps were replaced by signs for the Athens underground.

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But, it turns out, they hadn’t just taken a very wrong turn. But it was all part of filming for the new Bourne film, as A-lister Matt Damon was seen milling around in the DLR station in between takes. It was all down to Matt Damon, who has been filming scenes for the fifth Bourne film at the Woolwich Arsenal DLR station.

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Twitter user Nana jr wrote: ‘Woolwich Dlr (Docklands Light Railway) really tryna [sic] get me lost today.’

 

Woolwich Dlr really tryna get me lost today pic.twitter.com/tkK74UeH1n

— nana jr (@Nana_Jr) March 21, 2016

Commuter Ed Callow tweeted a photo of the new signs, writing: ‘Woolwich Arsenal doubling as Athens for the day…’ Simon Monger was pretty excited to find himself in Greece

Woolwich Arsenal doubling as Athens for the day… pic.twitter.com/sj64ujUM1a — Ed Callow (@torquespeak) March 21, 2016

Simon Monger was pretty excited to find himself in Greece

 

@RealGreekTweet today Woolwich was turned into Athens for filming of the new Bourne movie! pic.twitter.com/mtQGi41Ix9

— Year of Living Greek (@SimonMonger) March 21, 2016

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