Lines reopen after person dies on railway near Horsham
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Services remain disrupted while Southern reinstates the timetable, the firm said.
It urged passengers to check journey planners and allow extra time to travel.
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Hide AdBritish Transport Police said officers were called to the line in Horsham at 11.07am following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
Southern Rail added that all lines were blocked between Horsham and Arundel after a person was ‘hit by a train’.
A police spokesman added: “Paramedics also attended however sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers are now working to identify the person and inform their family.”
The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner, said police.
Disruption is expected until around 2.30pm today, said Southern.