Huge Adelaide railway delays after person hit by train, limited substitute buses

Commuters of a busy train line are waiting up to an hour and a half for substitute buses after a person was struck by a train.

A person has been hit by a train in South Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Morgan Sette

After-work train commuters in Adelaide are facing a chaotic trip home after a person was hit on the tracks.

Adelaide Metro shared a post to social media announcing services on the Seaford train line had been suspended in both directions “due to an incident” near Marion.

Emergency services were called to the scene at about 3.30pm, and SA Police confirmed there was a mental health matter ongoing.

Substitute buses are being brought in to operate between Brighton and Seaford.

People waiting for substitute buses after the Seaford line was cancelled due to a person being hit. Picture: Isabel McMillan

The line stretched from Bank Street around to Blyth Street. Picture: Isabel McMillan

A passenger told NCA NewsWire she had been asked to get off an earlier train to Seaford and told to wait for the substitute buses.

“I got of the 3:26pm train. It’s not 4:54pm. No buses yet.”

Two other passengers said they had been waiting for an hour and had not been told when the buses would come.

The first substitute buses arrived just after 5pm.

Train services on the Seaford line are suspended in both directions between Adelaide and Brighton due to an incident near Marion. Substitute buses are operating. Trains are running between Brighton and Seaford. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.https://t.co/dh47eRYnS4pic.twitter.com/asaXYlwntc

— Adelaide Metro (@AdelaideMetroSA) February 6, 2023

The first buses arrived just after 5pm. Picture: Supplied