Overview
- Emergency responders were called to the tracks near Wimbledon shortly after 2:18pm on Monday, and the London Ambulance Service said a man was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Power to the railway was switched off to allow safe access for crews, closing lines and causing widespread cancellations and diversions on South Western Railway, Thameslink and Great Northern routes.
- No trains ran between Streatham and Sutton via Wimbledon for a period, and National Rail warned of delays and revisions that could add up to 60 minutes to journeys.
- Operators activated ticket acceptance on alternative rail and Underground services and arranged replacement transport to keep passengers moving.
- Separate problems intensified knock‑on disruption, including a tree blocking lines between Milford and Godalming on Monday and a broken‑down train between Bournemouth and Brockenhurst on Tuesday that is delaying services by up to two hours.