A woman has died after being hit by a train.

British Transport Police (BTP) say it was called to the line, near Tonbridge, shortly after 6am this morning.

A BTP spokesman said: "British Transport Police were called to the line, near Tonbridge, at 6.06am this morning following reports of a casualty on the tracks.

"Paramedics also attended and, sadly, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.

"Officers are currently working to identify the person and inform their next of kin.

"The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."

Southeastern tweeted at 6.15am, saying: "Sadly a person has been hit by a train travelling towards Tonbridge."

BTP have since confirmed the gender of the woman who, sadly, died.

Commuters have been warned that services are "severely disrupted" due to the incident.

It went on to warn passengers it had affected trains travelling through Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks.

Trains which run between Ashford and Tonbridge will now terminate and start up from Paddock Wood, while services between Hastings and Tonbridge will terminate at Tunbridge Wells.

Southeastern says those who have had their journeys affected this morning can use their ticket on Southern services between Hastings and London, and Ashford and London as well as on high speed trains between Ashford and London.

Replacement buses were also expected to be in place from 7.30am.

Southeastern said train lines via Tonbridge and Sevenoaks were returning to normal at around 4.30pm.

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