Trains across Kent were cancelled after emergency services were called to an incident at a railway station.
Power to the lines towards Faversham and Sheerness was switched off after police, fire crews and paramedics were called to Sittingbourne.
An ambulance service spokesperson says it was called at about 3.45pm today to reports of a person in need of medical attention at the town’s railway station.
“Crews arrived and assessed and treated one person at the scene before taking them to the Medway Maritime Hospital for further care,” they said.
Trains were affected between London and coastal stations including Ramsgate, Dover Priory and Margate.
It is understood there was a large emergency service response at Sittingbourne station.
A spokesman for Network Rail said: “Services have been delayed through the station in both directions.
“Trains towards Faversham and on the Sheerness line are subject to short-notice alteration or cancellation.”
An update from train operator Southeastern at 5pm says trains are now able to run via Sittingbourne towards Faversham.
But it says they may still be altered or cancelled as the firm works to reduce a queue of trains through the area.
The Sheerness line remains closed, with replacement bus services running.
