Overview
- British Transport Police were called at around 5pm to reports of a casualty on the tracks at Ashton-under-Lyne station.
- A person was pronounced dead at the scene and a file is being prepared for the coroner.
- All lines between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge were closed while emergency services worked at the site.
- Northern and TransPennine Express services were cancelled or delayed across multiple routes during the closure.
- Lines reopened at about 8pm, with National Rail warning of residual disruption until at least 9pm.