POWER was shut off at a Wirral Line station after a person threatened to harm themselves.
Emergency services attended the station at New Brighton around 1.20pm.
A spokesman for the Bitish Transport Police confirmed the incident and said: "We were called at 1.19pm to concern for welfare of a person at New Brighton station.
"We are currently on scene with the ambulance service."
An emergency isolation has taken place on the New Brighton line, due to a person threatening to harm themselves. More info will follow.
— Merseyrail (@merseyrail) April 20, 2017
Merseyrail passengers are being warned that the 1.23pm New Brighton service to James St is expected to run up to 10 minutes late.
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