Yahoo News All lines out of Paddington blocked after person hit by train at West Drayton station
All lines out of Paddington station have been blocked after a person was hit by a train.
Trains were cancelled and delayed while emergency services responded to the incident at West Drayton station at around 8.30pm on Monday.
Transport for London said engineers were working to restore a normal train service.
British Transport Police said: “Due to the incident at #WestDrayton all lines are currently blocked. Emergency services are on scene & dealing.
“If you’re at #Paddington please listen to the @NetworkRailPAD announcements.”
Due to the incident at #WestDrayton all lines are currently blocked. Emergency services are on scene & dealing.
If your at #Paddington please listen to the @NetworkRailPAD announcements. Follow @GWRHelp for train information. @HeathrowExpress @TfLRail should be unaffected.— BTP Paddington (@BTPPaddington) October 15, 2018
Great Western said all lines were blocked between London Paddington and Reading and advised customers that tickets were being accepted on other routes.
West Drayton station, where a person got struck by a train. So many police vehicles. Two fire trucks. Several ambulances. pic.twitter.com/PguXpwqf6Y
— Kyri (@Chuparos) October 15, 2018
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