Bizarre moment a mystery trespasser wanders onto train tracks in Sydney bringing the rail network to a standstill and major delays for peak hour commuters – as police rush to the scene
- A trespasser wandered onto the tracks at Westmead just after 4.30pm Monday
- Western Line services, which runs into the Blue Mountains, are affected
- Services are currently not moving between Burwood and Parramatta
- Sydney Trains said police arrived to ‘attend to the issue’ just before 5pm
- Commuters reported waiting for up to an hour for train services to resume
A mystery trespasser wandered onto train tracks in Sydney’s west, bringing the rail network to a standstill during Monday evening’s rush hour.
Heavy delays were caused after the man walked onto tracks between Westmead and Paramatta stations just after 4.30pm – leaving thousands of commuters stranded for more than an hour.
Footage showed the young man aimlessly stroll between the tracks, and at one point appeared to wave his arms in the air.
Sydney Trains advised commuters to allow for extra travel time due to the ‘major delays’ caused by the incident.
Footage showed the young man aimlessly stroll between the tracks, and at one point appeared to wave his arms in the air
Police arrived to the scene to ‘attend to the issue’ just before 5pm
Parramatta Station chaos as trains grind to a halt after a person walked on to the tracks at Westmead Station
All Western Line services – which run from the Blue Mountains to the North Shore – were affected by the delays
All Western Line services – which run from the Blue Mountains to the North Shore – were affected by the delays.
‘Some trains may also be temporarily held,’ Sydney Trains said in an announcement.
‘There is a lot of congestion and services are currently not moving between Burwood and the Western Line towards Parramatta as trains have been stopped around Parramatta.’
Police arrived to the scene to ‘attend to the issue’ just before 5pm and cordoned off the area.
Frustrated commuters reported waiting for more than an hour on the train for services to resume.
‘My train isn’t even allowing people to get off the station platform to allow alternative travel plans,’ one passenger said.
Frustrated commuters reported waiting for more than an hour on the train for services to resume
Delays of more than an hour were caused after the man walked on to tracks at Westmead Station, in Sydney’s west, just after 4.30pm. Pictured: Wynyard station at about 5.30pm
Sydney Trains advised commuters to allow for extra travel time due to the ‘major delays’ caused by the incident
‘We’ve been sitting here for nearly two hours at Harris park without being told what’s happening. Now we’re told we’re going backwards to Granville to catch a bus,’ said another.
One passenger said he was stuck on a train at Lidcomb for 50 minutes, while another said she had been waiting at Parramatta for over an hour.
Another commuter left Wynyard at 4pm and was still stranded at Lidcombe at 6.45pm.
North Shore Line services travelling away from the city were also experiencing delays due to the trespasser.
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