A MAN has been arrested for allegedly trespassing and obstructing railway services.

Trains running through Bowling station were either cancelled, delayed or revised earlier this morning as emergency services dealt with the 34-year-old.

He was reportedly on the tracks at around 7.15am.

A British Transport Police spokeswoman said: "We were called to the line near Bowling at around 7.15am today, following reports of a trespasser.

"Officers attended, and a 34-year-old man was subsequently arrested and charged for trespass and obstructing the railway."