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| Leeds station: Trains cancelled and lines blocked | Leeds station: Trains cancelled and lines blocked |
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| Thousands of passengers have had their journeys disrupted due to a trespasser on the railway at Leeds station. | Thousands of passengers have had their journeys disrupted due to a trespasser on the railway at Leeds station. |
| Network Rail said overhead electric wires were switched off at 07:30 BST while police safely "removed [a man] from harm's way" just before 09:30. | |
| Delays and cancellations have affected stations across the country, including York, Sheffield, Plymouth and Newcastle. | Delays and cancellations have affected stations across the country, including York, Sheffield, Plymouth and Newcastle. |
| Northern Rail said "major disruption" was expected to last until 16:00. | Northern Rail said "major disruption" was expected to last until 16:00. |
| National Rail said that the backlog of trains near Leeds had been shifted by 15:00 and "all services were beginning to run to and from" the station again. | |
| "Trains will, however, continue to be severely disrupted with delays of up to 120 minutes, cancellations and diversions until at least 16:00," it added. | |
| British Transport Police said a man who was removed from the station had been taken to hospital. | |
| Earlier one passenger told the BBC her 07:30 service from nearby New Pudsey had been delayed for more than two hours. | |
| "We pulled in just outside Leeds," she said. | "We pulled in just outside Leeds," she said. |
| "That's where we stayed and we were just notified there had been an incident and they would keep us updated." | "That's where we stayed and we were just notified there had been an incident and they would keep us updated." |
| Passengers at Leeds were turned away by staff earlier unless their journeys were "absolutely necessary". | Passengers at Leeds were turned away by staff earlier unless their journeys were "absolutely necessary". |
| Train operators Northern and London North Eastern Railway (LNER) have used buses to replace some of the cancelled services. | |
| LNER said eight buses would be operating between Leeds, York and Doncaster. | LNER said eight buses would be operating between Leeds, York and Doncaster. |
| At Sheffield, passengers were told to make alternative travel arrangements, with services to Nottingham, Plymouth and Newcastle all disrupted. Services in and out of York have also been delayed. | |
| One passenger stuck on a train near Ilkley said he was unable to get to London on his pre-booked ticket and had "no money" to buy a replacement. | One passenger stuck on a train near Ilkley said he was unable to get to London on his pre-booked ticket and had "no money" to buy a replacement. |
| At the scene | At the scene |
| Jonny McGuigan, BBC News | Jonny McGuigan, BBC News |
| Services at the station are still "severely affected" and staff have been asking passengers to remain in the concourse area until trains start running again. | Services at the station are still "severely affected" and staff have been asking passengers to remain in the concourse area until trains start running again. |
| Coffee shops have been handing out free drinks to commuters and station staff have been distributing bottles of water. | Coffee shops have been handing out free drinks to commuters and station staff have been distributing bottles of water. |
| One woman is simply sat playing the piano in the station. | One woman is simply sat playing the piano in the station. |
| She is waiting for a train but has decided that she may as well keep herself busy and entertain other passengers. | She is waiting for a train but has decided that she may as well keep herself busy and entertain other passengers. |
| More than 72,000 people use the station every day, with an average of 25,000 passengers during the morning peak period. | More than 72,000 people use the station every day, with an average of 25,000 passengers during the morning peak period. |
| Leeds is the third busiest railway station in Great Britain outside London, according to Department for Transport figures. | Leeds is the third busiest railway station in Great Britain outside London, according to Department for Transport figures. |
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