Police explain why passenger was ‘removed’ from train during incident this morning

Transport police have explained why “removed” a passenger from a train this morning.

British Transport Police (BTP) were called into action this morning (April 1) in response to an incident on a train in West Sussex.

Southern Rail posted about the incident on their X page.

They wrote: “Passengers are causing a disturbance on a train between Shoreham-by-Sea and Worthing.”

Rail services going westward were temporarily blocked as a result.

Southern then tweeted that “police are en-route to remove the passengers who are causing a disturbance from the train.”

Shortly after, Southern wrote: “The police are on site to remove the passengers, who are causing a disturbance, from the train.

“The westbound line between Shoreham-by-Sea and Worthing will remain blocked until this is complete.”

Minutes later, they added: “The police have removed the passengers and trains are able to move again between Shoreham-by-Sea and Worthing.”

Rail services were swiftly returned to normal after the brief disturbance.

The incident was handled by the BTP, who are responsible for policing trains and railway stations.

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A spokesperson for the BTP explained what had happened this morning.

The spokesperson said: “British Transport Police (BTP) officers were called at around 8.40am today (April 1) after a member of rail staff reported he was assaulted by a man on a train at Lancing railway station.

“Officers responded and spoke to both parties. They took the man’s details and he left the area.

“BTP officers will conduct further enquiries.

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