East Midlands Railway made the announcement on Tuesday 26 November.
The operator said:
‘We are sad to report a person has been hit by a train between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhouse.
‘The emergency services have been made aware.
‘We are sad to report that a person has been hit by a train. This has occurred between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhouse and is disrupting our trains on the Nottingham / Mansfield / Worksop route.
Emergency services are en-route to manage the incident. They are expected to arrive at 13:00.
‘Trains running through the area in both direction cannot run between Nottingham and Mansfield Woodhouse.
‘If you are travelling this afternoon, please use an online journey planner to help you get where you need to be.
‘At present we are expecting the line to re-open in the next 3 hours. As soon as the line is open again, our priority will be to get trains running to their advertised times again. We expect our advertised timetable to resume on the affected routes by 15:00.’
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