{"id":277725,"date":"2025-07-20T15:53:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T15:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/277725\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T15:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T15:53:20","slug":"person-hit-by-train-between-newcastle-and-darlington-with-rail-lines-blocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/277725\/","title":{"rendered":"Person hit by train between Newcastle and Darlington with rail lines blocked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LNER, TransPennine Express, Lumo, and CrossCountry services have been affected by the incident<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_IBP_NEC_260222station_06JPG.jpg\" alt=\"A train at Newcastle Central Station\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>A train at Newcastle Central Station(Image: Newcastle Chronicle)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Rail operators are warning that services may be delayed or cancelled this afternoon after a person was sadly hit by a train in the North East. To allow emergency services carry out their work, all lines between Darlington and Newcastle are currently closed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A number or rail companies are experiencing disruption, including LNER, TransPennine Express, Lumo, and CrossCountry. Disruption is expected until 5pm today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">LNER is advising passengers that trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised. While TransPennine Express is informing passengers that train services travelling in the impacted area will be cancelled or delayed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Lumo is reporting delays of up to 90 minutes. And CrossCountry states that train services running Darlington and Newcastle may be cancelled or delayed by up to 120 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Passengers are advised to check their journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalrail.co.uk\/journey-planner\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Journey Planner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A statement on the National Rail website said: &#8220;A person has been hit by a train between Darlington and Newcastle. 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. Disruption is expected until 17:00.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">ChronicleLive has contacted the British Transport Police for a comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">If you&#8217;ve been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">For confidential support, Samaritans can be contacted for free around the clock 365 days a year on 116 123.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Support &amp; Advice<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If this piece has affected you and you want to talk to someone, there are helplines and support groups available:<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland<\/strong>Helpline: 0800 035 2794Monday \u2013 Thursday (6.00 pm \u2013 8.30 pm)For women &amp; girls who need to talk to someone about rape or sexual abuse.Office number for information &amp; referrals: 0191 222 0272Website: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/rctn.org.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/rctn.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">NIDAS (Newcastle Integrated Domestic Abuse Service)<\/strong>Call: 0191 214 6501Web: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/nvws.northumbria.police.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">NIDAS (Newcastle Integrated Domestic Abuse Service) (newcastleidas.co.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Victims First Northumbria<\/strong>Call: 0800 011 3116Web: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.changing-lives.org.uk\/find-support\/nidas\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Northumbria Victim and Witness Service | Support For Victims<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">SHE UK.<\/strong>Call: 01623 622 916Web: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.she-uk.org.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Help \u2013 SHE UK (she-uk.org.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">National Rape Crisis Helpline<\/strong>Call: 0808 500 2222Web: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/rapecrisis.org.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Rape Crisis England &amp; Wales<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">The Samaritans (24hr mental health helpline)<\/strong>Call: 116 123Web: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritans.org\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Samaritans<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Mankind Initiative (male domestic abuse)<\/strong>Call: 01823 334244Web: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/mankind.org.uk\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Us \u2013 Mankind<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Under 16s support service<\/strong>Web: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk\/services\/great-north-childrens-hospital\/children-and-young-peoples-clinic\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Children and Young People\u2019s Clinic at the Great North Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LNER, TransPennine Express, Lumo, and CrossCountry services have been affected by the incidentA train at Newcastle Central Station(Image:&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[51,64693,74613,64070,29937,9731,183,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-277725","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-county-durham","10":"tag-darlington","11":"tag-newcastle-upon-tyne","12":"tag-rail-travel","13":"tag-traffic-travel","14":"tag-travel","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114886371348642656","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}