The alleged assault happened on the Elizabeth line (Image: PA)
Two teenage girls have been arrested after an alleged racially aggravated assault on the Elizabeth line.
British Transport Police said that the incident took place on a train travelling towards Paddington station at around 10pm on October 29.
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted while on the train.
Police have now confirmed that two teenage girls have been arrested in connection to the incident.
Both are aged 14 – one is from Stratford and the other is from Forest Gate.
Police said that the girls were in police custody on Wednesday evening (November 1).
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