Body found on train line at Benton

Jan 7 2009 By Sam Wood

RAIL services between Newcastle and Scotland are being severely disrupted after a dead body was found on tracks in North Tyneside.

Northumbria Police were alerted to the body, near to Benton Quarry junction in Benton, at around 8.45 this morning.

A spokesman said investigations were still at an early stage and it was unclear how the body came to be on the tracks.

A spokesman for National Express East Coast advised passengers that they could face delays of up to an hour.

He said: “Services from Newcastle are being severely disrupted. Some services will be cancelled but it is too early to say how long the disruption will last for.”

Metro services are unaffected.