The woman killed at Kearsney railway station has been named.

She was Amelia Cable, 35, who had lived in Dover for many years, and had a teenage daughter.

Emergency services were called to the station near Dover at 11.51am on Saturday after Ms Cable was struck by a Dover-bound train.

A spokesman for British Transport Police said: “The incident is currently being treated as non-suspicious.

"Officers from Kent Police also attended, alongside paramedics from the ambulance service, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

“A file will be prepared for the coroner.”

The train involved and other services were delayed for some time while the body was recovered. The train driver suffered from severe shock.