A person has died after being hit by a train in north London causing major disruption.
Police were called to the line near Broxbourne railway station at around 6am on Wednesday following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
Paramedics also attended and sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
All lines between Tottenham Hale and Broxbourne were closed to allow the emergency services to carry out their work safely, National Rail has said.
Trains running between the stations were cancelled or delayed by up to 70 minutes on Wednesday morning and Greater Anglia and Stansted Express services are expected to have severe delays until 9.30am.
Elsewhere on Wednesday morning commuters faced severe delays on the Northern Line between Kennington and Camden Town via Bank due to a signalling failure.
Follow the latest updates below.
Police confirm death near Broxbourne railway station
09:14 , Jacob Phillips
The British Transport Police has confirmed a person has died after being hit by a train near Broxbourne railway station.
A spokesperson said: “Officers were called to the line near Broxbourne railway station at around 6am this morning (9 October) following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
“Paramedics also attended, however sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
Lines reopen but still long delays after person hit by train
08:58 , Jacob Phillips
Lines have reopened after a person was hit by a train between Tottenham Hale and Broxbourne.
National Rail has warned that trains running between the stations may still be delayed by 45 minutes or cancelled.
⚠️ #Brimsdown – Lines have now reopened following the earlier incident where person was hit by a train between Tottenham Hale and Broxbourne.
ℹ️ As service returns to normal, trains running between these stations may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.
— National Rail (@nationalrailenq) October 9, 2024
Stansted Express tells customers not to travel
08:44
The Stansted Express has issued a “do not travel” warning after a person was hit by a train.
Customers are being told to defer their journeys and to wait until later on Wednesday to travel.
⚠️ – DO NOT TRAVEL – Train services will not be able to run from Broxbourne into London. Please defer your journey and do not travel until later today. – ⚠️ https://t.co/tkPSTbPBPv
— Stansted Express (@Stansted_Exp) October 9, 2024
Delays hit several tube lines
08:21 , Jacob Phillips
There are delays on several tube lines on Wednesday morning.
Transport for London has said there are minor delays between Stonebridge Park and Harrow & Wealdstone in the Bakerloo Line due to an earlier signal failure at Oxford Circus.
There are also minor delays on the Central Line between Hainault and Woodford via Grange Hill while TfL fix a track fault at Buckhurst Hill.
TfL said the District Line has also been hit by minor delays between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway due to train cancellations.
Finally, the Circle Line has been hit by minor delays in a clockwise direction due to an earlier faulty train at Sloane Square.
Person hit by train in north London
08:16 , Jacob Phillips
A person has been hit by a train between Tottenham Hale and Broxbourne, closing all lines between the stations.
National Rail has warned trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 70 minutes while the emergency services carry out their work.
Major disruption is expected through rush hour until 9.30am.
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