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Person dies after being hit by train between Feltham and Staines

Published at 3:22pm | Updated: 10 November 2026 at 4:22pm

A person has died after being hit by a train at Ashford station in Surrey.

British Transport Police were called to the station at around 12.30pm today. Officers were dispatched to the scene alongside paramedics, where a person was located. They were sadly pronounced dead a short time later. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.

Trains between Feltham and Staines were suspended after the incident.

National Rail has confirmed that major disruption has been declared between Feltham and Staines, with all lines closed to allow emergency services to safely access the railway and carry out their work.

Major disruption was expected to continue until at least 7pm, but all lines have now reopened.

Routes between London Waterloo and Weybridge, Aldershot, Windsor & Eton Riverside, and Reading are affected.

Anyone affected by the incident can contact Samaritans on 116 123.

All lines have now reopened following the incident on the tracks. This story is no longer being updated live.

Passengers are advised to check before they travel and allow extra time for their journeys.

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It is the latest rail disruption in London this week, after buses replaced trains on the Bexleyheath line for late-night engineering works and Southern services were cancelled between London Bridge and Beckenham Junction.

On the Southern network, late-night engineering work is closing lines between London Bridge and Streatham Hill and between London Bridge and Beckenham Junction from 10.30pm on Tuesday to Friday this week, with replacement buses running.

Late-night buses are also replacing trains on the Bexleyheath line between Lewisham and Dartford from Wednesday to Friday, with trains diverted via Sidcup.

Updated: 10 November 2026

Sophie Turner
Sophie Turner
Sophie Turner covers transport, major developments, education and council affairs for London Streets.
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