Pedestrian found dead on railway at Dudley Port station after paramedics called
A person’s body has been found on the tracks at Dudley Port train station this afternoon (April 1).
Emergency services rushed to an incident this afternoon which caused all train lines to be closed between Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
British Transport Police has since confirmed that a person was found on the tracks at Dudley Port station and subsequently pronounced dead.
The force said in a statement: “Officers were called at around 2pm today to reports of a casualty on the tracks at Dudley Port railway station.
“Officers responded with paramedics, however 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.”
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to Dudley Port Railway Station at 2.11pm today to reports of a trainline incident.
“An ambulance, two paramedic officer, a MERIT trauma team and HART paramedics responded.
“Sadly, a pedestrian was confirmed deceased on scene.”
National Rail says trains may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised or diverted.
It adds: “The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton.
“Whilst they carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed.”
Affected train operators are Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, London Northwestern Railway, Transport for Wales and West Midlands Railway.
Listed below are the routes affected.
- Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
- CrossCountry between Bournemouth / Paignton / Bristol Temple Meads and Manchester Piccadilly
- London Northwestern Railway between Birmingham New Street and Liverpool Lime Street
- Transport for Wales between Birmingham International and Aberystwyth / Shrewsbury / Holyhead / Llandudno
- West Midlands Railway between Walsall and Wolverhampton, and also between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury
If you are due to travel on any of these services you can find customer information on National Rail’s website.
The website lists advice from each train operator.