Man hit and killed by a train at notorious Ufton Nervet level crossing
Services were disrupted for much of the evening after the Newbury bound First Great Western service hit an object at the level crossing at 6.50pm.
First Great Western later confirmed that a body had been found.
The line was reopened at 10pm but rail users were still experiencing some delays an hour later.
A spokesman for British Transport Police (BTP) said: “We were called to the level crossing at Church Lane, Ufton Nervet, at 7pm on Thursday, October 16 , following reports of a man being hit by a train.
“Colleagues from South Central Ambulance Service also attended, and a man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The incident is not being treated as suspicious.
“No further details regarding the man will be released until his family has been informed. A file will be prepared for the coroner.”
Three of the panelists for BBC's Question Time which was broadcast from St Bartholomew's School, Newbury last night were among those passengers delayed on the train.
The Ufton Nervet crossing was the scene of a crash in 2004 in which seven people died and over 70 were injured.
In 2009, 67-year-old Thomas Porter from Reading died after being hit by a train.
That was followed by another death in January 2010 when a man was struck by a train.
And in May 2012, David Montague, of Woodley was killed when his scooter was hit by a train while the barriers were down.