This is a different incident to the one reported earlier this evening.
East Midlands Railways made the announcement at 7:27 pm on 22 November.
‘We are sad to report that a person has been hit by a train between Nottingham and East Midlands Parkway.
‘This is disrupting our trains on the London / Nottingham, Newark Castle / Crewe and Leicester / Lincoln / Grimsby routes. More information to follow.
‘At present emergency services are en-route to manage the incident. Network Rail are also preparing to send a team to the incident.’
Trains running through the area in both direction cannot run between Nottingham and East Midlands Parkway / Long Eaton.
At present we do not have an estimate when the line will reopen.
Our train service is now expected to be disrupted for the rest of the evening.
Earlier this evening: Person hit by a train on Liverpool – Nottingham route
