UPDATE: Peterborough Railway Station re-opens after fire on train

Peterborough Railway Station re-opened after passengers on platforms one and two were forced to leave because of a fire on a train.

Emergency services were called to the station at around 2pm today.

Cambridgeshire Police said there had been a ‘small fire on a train.’

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Shortly before 2pm this afternoon, crews from Dogsthorpe and Stanground along with the north roaming fire engine, were called to a fire at Peterborough train station. “They arrived to find a fire involving a train. It was safely evacuated and there were no injuries. The fire is now believed to be out and the train station has been reopened.”

A spokeperson for LNER, who run the station, said: “The safety of our customers is our priority. Our team at Peterborough station took precautionary actions, including temporarily moving passengers from platform 1 and 2 and calling the fire brigade, after a fault on a Thameslink train resulted in reports of smoke.

"No action was taken by the fire brigade and a full station evacuation was not needed.

“Emergency services remain on site as a precaution while an engineer travels to assess the train. Other train services are still able to operate via alternative platforms.”