A person has been struck by a train on a major Edinburgh rail line. Emergency services raced to the scene between the capital and Newcastle after the alarm was raised on Saturday morning.
Rail provider LNER warned customers that "significant disruption" was to be expected following the incident, with many Easter weekend services cancelled or delayed.
The train operator advised passengers to defer their journey until later today and apologised for the disruption caused. It's understood the line is now clear and disruption has now ended.
On their website this morning, LNER said: "We are experiencing significant disruption to our train services between Newcastle and Edinburgh this morning due to a person being hit by a train north of Newcastle. If you are booked to travel between these stations this morning, we would advise deferring your journey until later today.
"There are a number of cancellations on this part of our route this morning and while we are working to source rail replacement, we are unfortunately unable to accommodate all of our customers on bus replacement services. If your journey is delayed by more than 30 minutes, you are entitled to claim compensation against the cost of your ticket under our Delay Repay scheme.
"We’re doing everything we can to get services up and running again and we're sorry for any disruption to your journey today."
The condition of the injured person is currently unclear. The British Transport Police have been asked for comment.
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