Emergency services have revealed services were disrupted at Oxford railway station as a result of a fear for welfare incident. 

At around 6.20pm last night (Wednesday, November 6) all train routes to and from Oxford were blocked due to a police incident at the railway station.

A statement released by Chiltern Railways at the time said: “Due to the police dealing with an incident at Oxford all lines are blocked.”

This was resolved by 6.50pm with Chiltern Railways confirming that the police incident was no longer active at the city centre station.

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Commenting on Thursday morning, a Thames Valley Police (TVP) spokesperson said: “This incident related to a fear for welfare for a female on an overbridge at the junction of Rutherway and Walton Well Road, Oxford.

“This incident was resolved safely.”

A spokesperson for British Transport Police (BTP) added: “This was a TVP led incident and the trains were halted as a precaution, BTP did not attend.”

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