Passengers using trains along the Hartlepool line this evening are facing delays due to trespassers on the tracks.
It's affecting trains between Hartlepool and Middlesbrough and Hartlepool to the Metrocentre and Northumberland.
Trains are currently being delayed by over 40-minutes, according to Great Northern which operates from the station.
According to reports, British Transport Police are on the scene.
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