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Banbury station closes as man scales signal gantry Banbury station reopens after man scaled signal gantry
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Banbury train station in Oxfordshire has been closed after a man scaled the signal gantry. Banbury train station in Oxfordshire has reopened after it was closed when a man scaled the signal gantry.
British Transport Police said it was aware of reports the man, who is in his 20s, had a knife. Trained negotiators are currently talking to him. British Transport Police said the man, who is in his 20s, is now down from the gantry. His condition is currently unknown.
The incident started just before 10:00 BST with some passengers reporting being stuck on trains for three hours. The incident started just before 10:00 BST with some passengers reporting being stuck on trains for five hours.
People have been asked to use alternative routes. Buses are also replacing trains between some stations. Officers have said they were aware of reports the man had a knife and trained negotiators were talking to him.
Tom Hayes, was travelling from Birmingham to London. He was stuck on a stationary train for five and a half hours.
He said: "We managed to keep up to date on Twitter and Facebook. We got a couple of updates from the driver, who walked through the train, but we didn't really know what was going on."
'Given up'
Having missed the filming he was travelling to London for, Mr Hayes decided to return to Birmingham.
He said: "We've just arrived at Banbury station but I've given up now and I'm going home. Trains are running now, albeit in an ad-hoc way."
During the incident, other passengers also reported being stranded.
Craig Hudson ‏tweeted: "Stuck on train in a field. 3hrs and counting."Craig Hudson ‏tweeted: "Stuck on train in a field. 3hrs and counting."
Andrew Butt, who ‏said he had been on a stationary train near Banbury for three hours, said staff warned it could be a further two hours before the service resumed.Andrew Butt, who ‏said he had been on a stationary train near Banbury for three hours, said staff warned it could be a further two hours before the service resumed.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: "The station is currently closed and trains are stopped while the incident is ongoing." A British Transport Police spokesman said trains had been stopped while the incident was ongoing.