article_snippet.sent: The chaos ensued after Network Rail was forced to close a section of the tracks between Wimbledon and Surbiton when a person was struck by a train.
article_snippet.sent: As British Transport Police investigators surveyed the scene the closure meant several trains and countless staff were stuck at the wrong end of the line. '
article_snippet.sent: Services in and out of Waterloo have been severely affected following an incident in the Surbiton area where a person was struck by a train,' said a Network Rail spokesman. '
article_snippet.sent: While lines are now open this has resulted in a huge number of trains and staff being out of place with a number of services cancelled or changed.'
article_snippet.sent: At 9pm delays of up to 30 minutes were still being experienced on South West Trains.
article_snippet.sent: The situation was worsened when another train broke down, a spokesman said this evening. '
article_snippet.sent: Where an incident in the Surbiton area where a person was struck by a train occurred is a very, very busy section of the railway.
article_snippet.sent: an incident in the Surbiton area where a person was struck by a train services 10 of what we call pathways so an incident in the Surbiton area where a person was struck by a train had a knock-on effect.'
article_snippet.sent: The section of the track where an incident in the Surbiton area where a person was struck by a train took place is used by 10 different 'pathways' leading in and out of the station .
article_snippet.sent: There were still delays of up to 30 minutes at around 9pm on Monday night some five hours after an incident in the Surbiton area where a person was struck by a train .
highlights_snippet.sent: Crucial section of track between Wimbledon and Surbiton was closed .
  