A person was struck by a train earlier this morning causing a shutdown of some of the country’s major lines.
All ScotRail services have been cancelled on the Aberdeen to Inverness line after a personal was reportedly hit by a train.
The incident happened between Elgin and Nairn and was shared on the transport body’s social media at around 7.45am on Friday, April 10.
It is understood emergency services, including Police Scotland and Scottish Ambulance Service, rushed to the scene and remain on site.
The incident means all services between the Highland capital and the Granite City have been axed, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 10am this morning with ScotRail saying they are working closely with crews during this time.
The ScotRail JourneyCheck website confirmed: “Due to a person being hit by a train between Nairn and Elgin, the line is closed. Disruption is expected until 10am. Train services between Aberdeen and Inverness will be cancelled, delayed or revised.”
A ScotRail spokesman added: “Due to the emergency services responding to an incident between Nairn and Elgin, the line is closed.”
The three services that are cancelled so far are the 09:46 Inverness to Elgin, the 10.51 Elgin to Inverness, and the 11:11 Aberdeen to Inverurie.
In the meantime, ScotRail has arranged for passengers’ rail tickets to be accepted on local bus routes at no extra cost with Stagecoach North. Travellers should be aware that Insch is not covered by local bus agreements.
The alternative buses in place are as follows:
- 1 x bus at Forres ETA 09:30/09:45 – D&E all stops to Aberdeen
- 1 x bus at Elgin ETA 10:00/10:15 – D&E all stops to Inverness
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 07:36 to attend an incident near Brodie. We dispatched one ambulance to the scene.”
British Transport Police has been contacted for comment.
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