Overview
- British Transport Police confirmed that a person was struck and pronounced dead at Mirfield railway station after officers were called at 7:27am on Tuesday, July 28.
- Police said the incident is not being treated as suspicious and that a file will be prepared for the coroner to review.
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service and paramedics attended the scene and emergency crews cordoned off the station while investigators worked on site.
- All lines through Mirfield were blocked for several hours, causing cancellations and short‑notice changes on TransPennine Express routes and prompting rail replacement buses between Huddersfield and Manchester Piccadilly.
- Network Rail and National Rail advised passengers to check live journey planners for updates, warned of delays of up to 60 minutes and gave an expected recovery time of about 10:30am as services recovered; passengers should expect further disruption on regional routes across Yorkshire and the North.