Person killed on tracks at railway station
A person has died at a railway station after emergency services including an air ambulance were called to reports of a casualty on the tracks.
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Paramedics and police rushed to the incident at Marston Green at 11.12am on Thursday.
The person, whose gender and age is yet to be confirmed by police, was pronounced dead at the scene.
British Transport Police said it was not treating the death as a suspicious.
A spokesman for the force said: "Officers were called to Marston Green railway station at around 11.12am on August 1 following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
"Paramedics also attended, however sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is not being treated as suspicious, and a file will be prepared for the coroner."
In an earlier statement, a spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed it was called to an incident at the station.
He said: "We were called to reports of an incident near to Marston Green Railway Station at 11.11am, one ambulance, a paramedic officer and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance attended the scene.
"On arrival we discovered one patient. More details will follow when available."
Trains running out between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International were suspended on Thursday as a result of the incident.
Avanti West Coast, West Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway and CrossCountry were all affected, and replacement bus services were in place.
Services affected included:
Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Birmingham New Street / Blackpool North / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
CrossCountry between Bournemouth and Manchester Piccadilly
London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and Birmingham New Street
Transport for Wales between Birmingham International and Aberystwyth / Holyhead
West Midlands Railway between Birmingham International and Rugeley Trent Valley
West Midlands Railway said at around 1pm that the rail line had reopened, but warned passengers of possible delays and cancellations.
National Express bus 72 was also disrupted due to the incident and warned customers it will not travel to the station.
In an update at about 1pm, the regional bus company said it was following a normal line of route and accepting rail tickets.
