Man arrested for reportedly 'obstructing a railway' and causing hours of travel chaos in Sunderland

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A man has been arrested after reportedly venturing onto a railway line in Sunderland and causing Metro services to be delayed for around five hours.

At around 5pm yesterday afternoon (September 25) Nexus put out a statement on social media stating that “trains are currently at a stand in the Park Lane area at present due to a British Transport Police incident”.

It wasn’t until nearly 10pm last night that Nexus were able to confirm that “services between Pelaw and South Hylton have now resumed”.

A man has been arrested after the Metro service between South Hylton and Pelaw had to be suspended. | LDRS

A British Transport Police spokesperson has now responded to the situation and said: “We were called to an area of line close to Park Lane Metro station, Sunderland, at 4.45pm on Wednesday, 26 September following reports of a person on the tracks.

“Officers attended and a person was located and arrested for obstructing the railway.”