Trains were stopped because of a disturbance at a station.

Southeastern services in Maidstone were not able to run because of the incident, initially said to involve more than one passenger.

A post on X from the railway company at the time said: “Because of passengers causing a disturbance at Maidstone East, services are currently unable to run in either direction.”

Southeastern bosses have since confirmed that it was one passenger, who has now been removed from the railway.

Trains were disrupted because of this, as well as a safety inspection on a train in the West Malling area, but services have now resumed.

A spokesperson from The British Transport Police (BTP) said officers were called to Maidstone East rail station just after 5pm yesterday following reports of a trespasser on the line.

One man was arrested in connection.

Elsewhere in the county, no services can run on the Maidstone East Line from Ashford towards Maidstone East because of a broken down train.

Response staff are on site trying to repair it and just before 8pm, the power was temporarily switched off at Charing so the train could move forward safely. It was then restored and the first train to run from Ashford towards Maidstone East was the 8:29pm Ashford to Victoria service.