Emergency services responded to reports of a 'casualty on the tracks' at Ashton-under-Lyne train station yesterday.
No services were running between Stalybridge and Ashton-under-Lyne while British Transport Police responded to the incident just after 2.30pm.
A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: "We were called to Ashton-Under-Lyne station shortly after 2.30pm on Thursday, September 5, following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
"Officers attended along with paramedics but sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
"The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service also confirmed they attended the scene at around 2.45pm.
Transport Police have not yet confirmed the gender or age of the deceased.
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