A London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train at King's Cross station.

There has been major disruption to LNER services after a person was hit by a train. The incident happened at Stevenage on Wednesday afternoon and all lines between Peterborough / Cambridge and London are currently closed.

A number of services from London Kings Cross and Edinburgh, which pass through Newcastle , have now been cancelled or delayed. The train company say that disruption is expected to last until 7pm this evening.

LNER have told customers: "A person has been hit by a train between Peterborough / Cambridge and London. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed.

"Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised. Major disruption is ex

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