Train delays in Auckland after person dies on track

9:36 am on 29 August 2024
A train stands at Penrose station as services were suspended due to a large fire on James Fletcher Drive in South Auckland.

File pic Photo: RNZ / Felix Walton

Police say a person has died on railway tracks in South Auckland on Thursday morning.

Officers were called to the scene, near the level crossing on Walters Road in Takanini, just after 7.30am.

They are warning commuters that train services in the area are likely to be affected.

A cordon is in place at the intersection of Arion Road and Great South Road.