A MAN has died after being hit by a train at a Dorset railway station.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by a train near Hinton Admiral station on Sunday morning.

The main line between Southampton and Bournemouth was closed after the incident and buses were provided by South West Trains to take passengers between Brockenhurst and Bournemouth.

A spokesman for British Transport Police said: “BTP officers were called to the line close to Hinton Admiral Railway Station after a report that a man had been struck by a train.

“Officers from BTP and Dorset Police attended the incident, which was reported to BTP at 10.27am and is currently being treated as non-suspicious.

“Medics from South Central Ambulance Service also attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.”

The train involved was not carrying passengers but was being moved from a depot to Bournemouth station.

Officers handed back control of the line to South West Trains at 11.25am and a spokesman for the train company said services were running as normal from 1.30pm.

Christchurch borough councillor Sally Derham-Wilkes, who represents the North Highcliffe & Walkford ward, said: “It is sad and shocking that someone has died in this way.”

Rail passengers speaking to the Daily Echo at Hinton Admiral railway station also said they were shocked and saddened by the news and that their thoughts were with the deceased’s family A file is being prepared for the Coroner.