Person dies after railway incident in Surrey

It happened between Sutton and West Croydon on Monday morning (March 9).

The BTP spokesperson said: “We were called at around 6am this morning following reports of a casualty on the tracks. Officers attended along with paramedics but 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.”

Railway delays continued until 11.50am.

An updated Southern Rail notice read: “Disruption caused by this incident has now ended. No further trains will be affected following this disruption.”

The train company reported the incident just after 6am.

"It is with great sadness that we report a person has been hit by a train between Sutton and West Croydon,” a notice on X (formerly Twitter) read.

“All lines are blocked between these stations whilst the emergency services work to deal with this incident.

"If you are currently on-board a train which has been at a stand for some time outside of a station, please remain on the train and await further updates from our train crew.

“If you have any additional support needs, please get in touch with us directly on X and we'll be able to assist further.”

Southern reported that the power to the track had been cut, to ‘allow emergency services access to the track’.

A further post added: “This will affect trains which run in both directions on the below routes;

– Sutton and London Victoria (via Norbury);

– Epsom and London Bridge (via West Croydon).

"If you usually travel on this route, you will need an alternative route for all or part of your journey.”

The following services were suspended ‘until further notice’:

– Peak services running between London Victoria and Epsom;

– Services that run between London Bridge and East Croydon;

– Services running between London Bridge and Norwood Junction;

– Services running between London Bridge and Sutton via Norbury.

Southern added: “If you require these services, you will need to use an alternative route to complete your journey. Please continue to allow extra time and check before you travel.”

Services running between London Bridge and Epsom diverted via Mitcham Junction.

This meant the following stations could not be served on this route: West Croydon; Waddon; Wallington and Carshalton Beaches.

For these stations, Southern advised people to use TfL trams, buses or London Underground services.

The company added: “Please allow an extra 45 minutes when using an alternative route this morning.”

If you've been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 from any phone for a confidential chat.