London–Peterborough rail disruption after person hit

Rail services between London King’s Cross and Peterborough were cancelled, delayed or revised on Wednesday, April 22, after a person was struck by a train on the East Coast Main Line. (bbc.co.uk) National Rail said the incident was reported at 07:02 and the disruption was cleared at 16:13, with trains affected between London and Peterborough for much of the day. (nationalrail.co.uk) The route is one of Britain’s main north-south rail corridors, carrying London North Eastern Railway trains to cities including Leeds, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh as well as Great Northern, Thameslink, Lumo, Hull Trains and Grand Central services. (nationalrail.co.uk) Early reports said all lines were closed between Hitchin and Peterborough while emergency services worked near Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, cutting a key stretch of the main line into and out of London. (yahoo.com) London North Eastern Railway said replacement buses were being arranged, and the BBC reported that Great Northern and Thameslink were also organizing buses in some areas. (lner.co.uk) (bbc.co.uk) National Rail’s disruption notice listed London North Eastern Railway routes from King’s Cross to Lincoln, Doncaster, Bradford Forster Square, Skipton, Leeds, Harrogate, York, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Edinburgh and Aberdeen among the services hit. (nationalrail.co.uk) British Transport Police said officers were called to the line at Biggleswade at about 07:00 with paramedics, and local reporting said the person died at the scene. (peterboroughtoday.co.uk) By Thursday, April 23, National Rail’s live departures boards had resumed normal journey listings for Peterborough and London King’s Cross, but operators were still directing passengers to live updates for the latest running information. (nationalrail.co.uk 1) (nationalrail.co.uk 2)