The SE1 venue has recently expanded by opening an adjacent sister club, Relay
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The owners of a popular Southwark nightclub say they are "shocked and devastated" to have been shut down.
Landlord Network Rail took possession of Cable, which is housed in the arches under London Bridge station, on 1 May.
The popular venue has had to make way for the station's redevelopment and now faces making 70 of its staff redundant."
The 1,300 capacity nightclub in SE1, which opened its doors in 2009, has become one of London's biggest clubbing brands.
It has played host to thousands of popular DJs, artists and producers.'Nothing we can do'Euan Johnston, director at Cable, said: "We are totally shocked and devastated that this could have happened.Continue reading the main story“Start QuoteWe have invested a huge amount of time and energy developing the space”Euan JohnstonFounder of Cable"We were assured when we moved in that we would not be affected by the redevelopment and Network Rail have simply changed their minds.
"The worst thing is there is nothing we can do to prevent it.
"We have invested a huge amount of time and energy developing the space and growing Cable as a brand, not to mention employing 70 staff who now face redundancy."
Cable was notified on 1 April 2011 by Network Rail that the venue was to be included in the redevelopment of London Bridge.
A spokesman for Network Rail said: "Cable nightclub occupies one of our arches under London Bridge station that will form part of the rebuilding and modernisation of this critical station that serves some 180,000 passengers a day, and forms the central hub of the £6bn Thameslink upgrade programme.
"Our plans for the station have been in the public domain for several years and our tenants have long known of the need for us to take back possession to enable us to start our work on this essential project."
But Mr Johnson said he had been "brushed aside by people from Network Rail at every level".
Cable has applied for a judicial review against the entry notice.
