A PERSON has died after an incident at a busy train station.
The British Transport Police (BTP) said it was called to Motherwell railway station at around 7am on Wednesday following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
Emergency crews, including paramedics, raced to the station. However, sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers said they were not treating the incident as suspicious. A report will be prepared for the Procurator Fiscal.
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Earlier on Wednesday, ScotRail said police were dealing with an incident between Motherwell and Lanark resulting in all lines in the area being shut.
Meanwhile, Network Rail said they were working with 999 teams dealing with the incident.
They said services on the West Coast Main Line in both directions faced disruption due to the incident.
ScotRail said the line between the two stations has since reopened.
A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: “Officers were called to Motherwell railway station at around 7am today (October 30) following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
"Paramedics also attended, however, sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
"The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the procurator fiscal.”
A spokesperson for ScotRail added: "Following the emergency services dealing with an incident earlier today between Motherwell and Lanark all lines have now reopened.
"Train services between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh via Carstairs are returning to normal but some services may still be cancelled, delayed or revised."
UPDATE: Following the emergency services dealing with an incident earlier today between Motherwell and Lanark all lines have now reopened. Train services between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh via Carstairs are returning to normal but some services may still be cancelled, delayed…
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) October 30, 2024
Meanwhile, a Network Rail spokesperson said: "We're in the process of reopening the West Coast Main Line at Motherwell, following a police incident earlier.
"Thanks for your patience if your journey's been affected this morning."
We're in the process of reopening the West Coast Main Line at Motherwell, following a police incident earlier. Thanks for your patience if your journey's been affected this morning. @AvantiWestCoast @TPExpressTrains @LNER @ScotRail @NetworkRailLC
— Network Rail Scotland (@NetworkRailSCOT) October 30, 2024
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