Trains were halted for a short time tonight as police responded to reports of a person on the railway.
Officers from Wiltshire Police, alongside the British Transport Police, were called to a bridge just outside Trowbridge at around 7.30pm.
Network Rail also mobilised it’s operations team to the scene, but they were stood down en-route when the person was detained by local officers. 
It is undestood they’ve been taken to a place of safety.
We’ve approached Wiltshire Police the British Transport Police for comment.
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