Transport chiefs are warning tourists to stay away from West Ham Underground station after Beatles fans confused it with the iconic Abbey Road pedestrian crossing.

Transport chiefs have had to warn tourists about a somewhat unexpected attraction: West Ham.

The East London area is not usually overrun with visitors outside of match days.

But it became an accidental attraction after Beatles fans gathered en masse at a tube station, thinking it was the location of the band’s iconic album cover.

Abbey Road DLR station is actually a few miles from the pedestrian crossing used on the first page of the 1969 film. The famous street is in St John’s Wood, in the northwest of the capital.

Transport for London (TfL) has installed a sign for lost fans at Abbey Road station which reads: “Unfortunately you are facing the wrong direction of Abbey Road.

“However, we can make arrangements and help you get back to the right place. So let’s get together and take the DLR to West Ham and change to a Jubilee line train to St John’s Wood station. Passengers need a ticket to travel.”

It also includes the group photo and the correct road sign to look out for.