Fatality at Point Clare

Point Clare railway station

Police are preparing a report for the Coroner following a fatal incident at Point Clare railway station on Thursday, May 16.

Emergency services were called to the station at about 5.30pm and found a man dead on the railway track after being hit by a northbound train.

The emergency brought trains between Hornsby and the Central Coast to a standstill with further disruptions to northbound rail services in Sydney and between the Central Coast and Newcastle.

Thousands of afternoon commuters were stranded at Woy Woy station, Hawkesbury River and Hornsby waiting in long queues for buses replacing the train services between Gosford and Hornsby in both directions.

Disruptions to services on the northern rail line continued overnight until investigation into the fatal incident was completed.