Fatality on Belfast-Lisburn train line

The train line between Lisburn and Belfast Central has been closed following a fatality.

The train line between Lisburn and Belfast Central has been closed following a fatality.

The incident occurred shortly after 4pm today.

A bus service is operating between Portadown and Belfast Central Station.

A spokeswoman for Iarnród Éireann said the route would reopen later.

The PSNI said it was not treating the death as suspicious.

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