A person has died after being struck by a train on Auckland's eastern rail line.
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Police said they were called out at about 6.45am after a train driver reported seeing a person lying next to the rail lines in Orakei.
They said he heard a noise and found blood on the train when he reached the station - calling in emergency services who found the body.
The eastern line was temporarily closed from Britomart to Panmure until about 11am.
