Trains have been delayed after emergency services responded to an incident at a railway station.

Lines were temporarily blocked after police responded to the incident after concerns for the welfare of a woman.

The emergency service response resulted in around 15 minutes of delays to trains leaving Eastbourne station.

A spokesman for British Transport Police said: “We were called to Eastbourne railway station at 9.50am this morning following concerns for the welfare of a woman.

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“Officers attended and the woman was detained under the Mental Health Act before being taken to hospital for assessment.”

Following the incident lines have since re-opened with disruption now easing in the area.