The incident was stood down just after 12pm after police were called at around 10.45am. (Image: Paige Mel Loftman)
A bomb scare at Harold Wood station has turned out to be a false alarm.
Police were called to Station Road at approximately 10.45am today - Thursday, July 15 - to reports of a "suspected ordnance".
Road closures were put into place while the police investigated the item.
The incident was stood down at around 12.04pm.
All road closures have since been lifted.
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