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| Leeds station: Trains cancelled and lines blocked | Leeds station: Trains cancelled and lines blocked |
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| Lines into Leeds station are blocked and services severely disrupted due to a "trespasser on the railway". | Lines into Leeds station are blocked and services severely disrupted due to a "trespasser on the railway". |
| Network Rail said overhead electric wires had been switched off while police officers dealt with the situation. | Network Rail said overhead electric wires had been switched off while police officers dealt with the situation. |
| A spokesperson for Network Rail said "all lines are currently blocked and trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised". | A spokesperson for Network Rail said "all lines are currently blocked and trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised". |
| Disruption is expected to last until at least 12:00 BST. | Disruption is expected to last until at least 12:00 BST. |
| Yorkshire Ambulance's Hazardous Area Response Team is also at the scene. | |
| Passengers are being turned away by staff unless their journeys are "absolutely necessary" and are being advised to leave the station. | |
| Train operators Northern and London North Eastern (LNER) are using buses to replace some of the cancelled services. | |
| LNER said eight buses would be operating between Leeds, York and Doncaster. | |
| Impacting other stations | |
| The knock-on effect of the on-going situation at Leeds is impacting other major railway stations across the country. | |
| At Sheffield, passengers are being told to make alternative travel arrangements, with services to Nottingham, Plymouth and Newcastle all disrupted. Services in and out of York are also delayed. | |
| One passenger stuck on a train near Ikley said he was unable to get to London on his pre-booked ticket and had "no money" to buy a replacement. | |
| Leeds is the third busiest railway station in Great Britain outside London, according to Department for Transport figures. | |
| More than 72,000 people use the station every day, with an average of 25,000 passengers during the morning peak period. | |
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