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Paoli-Thorndale Trains Resume After Tragedy on Tracks
Amtrak train kills man near Merion Station.
SEPTA resumed Paoli-Thorndale Line service in both directions Tuesday evening after suspensions of more than an hour, after a man was killed by a westbound Amtrak train at the Overbrook station, several media outlets reported.
Police said a middle-aged man fell on the tracks while trying to catch the train about 4 p.m., 6ABC and the Philadelphia Daily News reported.
Commuters looking for alternate SEPTA routes can use the agency's Alternate Service finder.
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SEPTA's Twitter feed reported westbound Paoli-Thorndale service was to resume from Suburban Station at 5:34, stopping first at Bryn Mawr. Eastbound service resumed just before 6 p.m. Delays of 20 to 30 minutes occurred, as did a later service interruption.
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