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The passenger “self-evacuated” from the train(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\nPassengers were warned of severe delays<\/p>\n
18:52, 12 Aug 2025Updated 18:57, 12 Aug 2025<\/p>\n
The passenger “self-evacuated” from the train(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n
A Merseyrail service faced major disruption this afternoon after a passenger “self-evacuated” from the carriage and jumped onto the tracks. The incident occurred on a Kirkby<\/a> to Liverpool Central service, which had already been delayed due to an earlier trespasser near Fazakerley<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to a passenger on board, the man “forced one of the doors open, jumped out, and stormed off down the track,” prompting further delays.<\/p>\n The passenger said: \u201cWe were told by the driver there was a trespasser on the tracks at Fazakerley and we could expect a delay of one hour. Understandably, people were upset, but then one man seemed to have had enough. He pulled the emergency handle, opened the doors, and jumped off the train.\u201d<\/p>\n Shortly after the initial trespassing issue was resolved, the driver informed passengers the service still couldn\u2019t move – as the man who had left the train was now being treated as a second trespasser on the line.<\/p>\n Merseyrail<\/a> posted to its website: “Due to a trespasser on the railway, train services between Liverpool Central and Headbolt Lane will be cancelled or delayed.”<\/p>\n In an update, the driver said: \u201cThe passenger who self-evacuated the train has been seen leaving the station at Kirkby.\u201d<\/p>\n Following the incident, electrical issues caused a further delay of around 30 minutes before the train could continue. Two subsequent services were cancelled as a result of the incident.<\/p>\n The train resumed its journey around 40 minutes after the original stop, the passenger said.<\/p>\n In an update, Merseyrail said rail replacement buses had been requested to run between Aintree<\/a> and Headbolt Lane as a result of the cancellations.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Merseyrail said: “The track has been re-energised and services are starting to resume.”<\/p>\n British Transport Police has been approached for comment.<\/p>\n For the latest news and breaking news visit liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news<\/a><\/p>\n Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. Sign up to our breaking news newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow us on Twitter<\/a> @LivECHONews<\/a> – the official Liverpool ECHO Twitter account – real news in real time.<\/p>\n