A woman has died after being hit by a train between Carnoustie and Broughty Ferry.
All train services through Broughty Ferry were stopped as a result of the incident which is believed to have involved the Virgin East Coast 07:52 train running from Aberdeen to London Kings Cross shortly after 9am.
Passengers aboard the train said they thought trees had fallen onto the line when the collision took place.
A British Transport Police spokesman confirmed the victim was a female, believed to be in her 60s.
She said: “We were called to the Broughty Ferry area after a person was struck by a train.
“Officers attended along with the ambulance service.
“Sadly a person died at the scene.”
The spokeswoman said the incident was not being treated as suspicious.
She added: “We are now working to identify them and to inform their next of kin.
“Our thoughts are with all those involved. ”
ScotRail confirmed the line reopened shortly before 11am.
A spokesperson said: “The line reopened at 10:57 this morning.
“We are now working to restore services to normal running but, due to the length of time the line was closed, there will be some reactionary delays while we do so.”
Business owners on the town’s Brook Street described hearing sirens and seeing emergency service vehicles driving at speed following the incident.
UPDATE: #Carnoustie – Trains are returning to normal, residual disruption still expected, please keep updated at https://t.co/3rhLVOdKTt
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) December 2, 2016
UPDATE: #Carnoustie – disruption expected till approx 12:00 – Disruption Summary as of 09:20 pic.twitter.com/pEiDBN2taW
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) December 2, 2016
UPDATE: #Carnoustie – disruption summary as of 09:35 pic.twitter.com/XNfWNy05t0
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) December 2, 2016
A spokesperson for ScotRail said services are beginning to get back to normal, but warned “residual delays” are still likely.
The train operator is offering to book taxis for passengers impacted.
A woman was killed in June after being struck by a train at the station.
More to follow.
