Berwick train station reopens to passengers as search goes on for thieves who blew up cash machine

Train passengers can catch services to and from Berwick once again after the station was closed in the wake of an explosive attack on its cash machine.
By Fiona Thompson
Published 5th Mar 2020, 09:42 BST
Updated 12th Mar 2020, 13:05 BST
The windows at the front of the station have been boarded up after the raid, with the station now reopen to passengers.The windows at the front of the station have been boarded up after the raid, with the station now reopen to passengers.
The windows at the front of the station have been boarded up after the raid, with the station now reopen to passengers.

Glass was left scattered across the ground outside the station after the raid on the ATM inside the entrance to the stop, which led to the windows being blown out from the building.

British Transport Police (BTP) were called to the Railway Street station at 3.48am yesterday, Wednesday, March 4, following reports of theft from a cash machine.

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Today, LNER confirmed the station has reopened to visitors today.

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Firefighters at the scene as inquiries got underway into the cash theft. Photo by Michael Bassi.Firefighters at the scene as inquiries got underway into the cash theft. Photo by Michael Bassi.
Firefighters at the scene as inquiries got underway into the cash theft. Photo by Michael Bassi.

Meanwhile, the search goes on for the gang who launched the theft attack using an “explosive substance” and got away with cash.

Its officers and Northumbria Police attended and inquiries are ongoing.

Today, the station’s windows have been boarded up, with the ATM area boxed off.

The door of the nearby Costa, around 20 yards from the machine, was also damaged.

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