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| South West Train delays: Raynes Park and Surbiton stations closed after man hit by train | South West Train delays: Raynes Park and Surbiton stations closed after man hit by train |
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| Thousands of London commuters face major delays after a person was hit by a train between Raynes Park and Clapham Junction on Tuesday morning. | Thousands of London commuters face major delays after a person was hit by a train between Raynes Park and Clapham Junction on Tuesday morning. |
| The incident has caused widespread delays along South West Trains routes coming into London Waterloo with services from Guildford, Shepperton, Chessington South, Hampton Court, Dorking and Kingston affected. | The incident has caused widespread delays along South West Trains routes coming into London Waterloo with services from Guildford, Shepperton, Chessington South, Hampton Court, Dorking and Kingston affected. |
| British Transport Police confirmed to The Independent officers were called to the scene at 6.42am after it is believed a man was struck by the train. | British Transport Police confirmed to The Independent officers were called to the scene at 6.42am after it is believed a man was struck by the train. |
| South West Trains tweeted that there were “severe delays” following the incident, although details remain scarce. | South West Trains tweeted that there were “severe delays” following the incident, although details remain scarce. |
| Raynes Park station is closed, as is Surbiton following massive overcrowding. Kingston station is also severely “overcrowded” according to South West Trains. | Raynes Park station is closed, as is Surbiton following massive overcrowding. Kingston station is also severely “overcrowded” according to South West Trains. |
| The company promised customers that first class had been “declassified” and that tickets were being accepted by Transport for London buses, London Underground services, Southern Rail, First Great Western and Cross Country. | The company promised customers that first class had been “declassified” and that tickets were being accepted by Transport for London buses, London Underground services, Southern Rail, First Great Western and Cross Country. |
| Images on social media showed huge queues at outlying stations as travellers scrambled to find alternative routes into the capital. | Images on social media showed huge queues at outlying stations as travellers scrambled to find alternative routes into the capital. |
| In case you were going to try Surbiton station... I'd leave it an hour or so #swtrains #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/nHp9qIeych | In case you were going to try Surbiton station... I'd leave it an hour or so #swtrains #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/nHp9qIeych |
| Someone hit by train at Raynes Park whole line closed to Waterloo! Avoid where possible! #swtrains @SW_Trains pic.twitter.com/56G8Tb5H8s | Someone hit by train at Raynes Park whole line closed to Waterloo! Avoid where possible! #swtrains @SW_Trains pic.twitter.com/56G8Tb5H8s |
| Chaos at #surbiton station due to "incident" at Raynes Park. Massive queues. Avoid! pic.twitter.com/gG9dyaa2dk | Chaos at #surbiton station due to "incident" at Raynes Park. Massive queues. Avoid! pic.twitter.com/gG9dyaa2dk |
| A statement from BTP said: "Officers from BTP and colleagues from Metropolitan Police Service attended the scene alongside paramedics from the London Ambulance Service, but a man was pronounced dead at the scene." | A statement from BTP said: "Officers from BTP and colleagues from Metropolitan Police Service attended the scene alongside paramedics from the London Ambulance Service, but a man was pronounced dead at the scene." |
| It added that the incident was not being treated as suspicious. | It added that the incident was not being treated as suspicious. |