A WOMAN was injured after being hit by a Huddersfield-bound train.

Emergency services rescued the 47-year-old woman from the track at Dewsbury Rail Station today.

At around 4pm, she was taken by air ambulance to Leeds General Infirmary with “severe” head injuries but was thought to be in a “stable condition”.

Services running through Huddersfield, Mirfield, Batley, Dewsbury, and  Ravensthorpe were delayed for up to 50 minutes.

And Dewsbury Station was closed for around an hour.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: “BTP officers attended Dewsbury railway station after receiving reports of a woman being struck by a train at 3.13pm yesterday.

“The injured woman, was treated at the scene by West Yorkshire ambulance service.

“She was then taken to Leeds General Infirmary by air ambulance with head injuries where her condition has been described as stable.

 “Officers are working to establish the exact circumstances of the incident which is not being treated as suspicious.

 “The station was closed for a short time while emergency services dealt with the incident which resulted in delays to a number of services in the area. 

“The lines were handed back to Network Rail at 4.07pm.”

Watch Commander Richard Carr said: “We cannot confirm how it has happened but there is due to be a full investigation about how this occurred.

“We were alerted that somebody was trapped under the train.

“However when we arrived at the scene, we discovered that she was not trapped and we were able to pull her out from underneath the train.

“She did have quite severe head injuries.”

Train services were expected to be delayed up to around 5.15pm.

"The lines were handed back to Network Rail at 4.07pm."

Delays of up to an hour are expected.