Watford Junction trains cancelled after person hit by train

At 2.20pm, National Rail confirmed that all lines were closed between the station and Milton Keynes Central.

"A person has been hit by a train between Milton Keynes Central and Watford Junction," a service disruption alert said.

Update:

🟠#LNRUpdate1 All lines have been handed back, services should be on the move shortly

We still anticipate delays and cancellations

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— London Northwestern Railway (@LNRailway) November 27, 2024

"To allow emergency services to complete their job safely, all lines are currently closed."

According to London Northwestern Railway, emergency services had been called to an incident near Bletchley.

Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway trains running between the two towns will be cancelled, delayed by up to 90 minutes, or revised with “major disruption” expected to last until 5.30pm this afternoon (November 27).

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London Northwestern Railway has requested replacement buses to run between Milton Keynes and Watford.

Ticket acceptance is in place via any reasonable route on TfL and Southern Rail trains while East Midlands Railway services between Kettering and St Pancras or Chiltern Railway services between Birmingham Moor Street and Marylebone can also be used.

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