Trains were suspended and firefighters were called to hose down the tracks after a "power surge".
British Transport Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service were called to Hall Road in Crosby at 12.39pm on Wednesday, May 3 following reports of a fire alongside the Merseyrail train tracks. Emergency services arrived 10 minutes later and got to work isolating the power to the line so they could put out the flames.
Merseyrail trains were cancelled on the Southport Line between Southport and Bootle New Strand between 1.46pm and around 3pm.
