Commuters were left baffled after being ‘transported’ 1,500 miles from south east London to Athens after filming of the new Bourne movie took over a railway station, British newspaper Daily Mail reported.
Passengers at Woolwich Arsenal station in south London couldn’t believe their eyes on Monday when they saw underground maps of the Greek capital city and Athens written in English and Greek, Aohna, at the station.
Commuters were left in ‘total confusion’ as they wondered how they had been transported to the ancient city, one of the oldest in the world, with recorded history going back to around the 11th-7th century BC.
Hannah Harniess tweeted a photo of the changes, adding: ‘Totally confused in Woolwich station today & utterly missed the fact Matt Damon filming Bourne while I was there! Doh!’One traveller, calling himself Nana jr wrote: ‘Woolwich Dlr (Docklands Light Railway) really tryna [sic] get me lost today.’
Nigel Green tweeted: ‘@LondonDLR Woolwich Arsenal station has a face lift & changed name.
‘Can’t believe I’ve morphed to Athens.’Another wrote: ‘Got on DLR 2Woolwich today, ended up in Athens.’
Personal trainer Jamie Tyler, 28, said: ‘I was heading out on Monday afternoon for a meeting with a client and got to Woolwich station to find I had somehow moved to Athens.
‘I stood for a few minutes thinking I was still dreaming and then I clocked a film crew and Matt Damon wandering about – it was only then that I twigged.’
The 45-year-old actor and film crew are currently filming the fifth instalment of the Bourne series, Jason Bourne, which is due to be released this summer.
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