Student chases train for a mile after leaving homework onboard The incident caused disruption on the Northern Rail service between Colne and Blackpool and trains were stopped for around 10 minutes Lancashire Police confirmed the woman had tried to buy a £10 return ticket on board the train for the hour-long journey but her bank card had been declined so she was advised by the conductor to get off at the next stop and buy a ticket from the kiosk. Insp Phil Hutchinson, from Lancashire Police, said: "She was on her way to university to sit an exam and some of her property was still on the train. It is absolutely one of the most dangerous things people can do. From our point of view, it not only puts yourself in danger, but my staff as well. We have a duty to protect people and make sure they are safe, but I have to deploy my officers onto the live tracks if someone gets on. People don't often think about the additional consequences. If a train had hit her she could have been killed. A spokesman for the British Transport Police said: "BTP officers were called to the line close to Burnley Central railway station after a report of a woman trespassing. The incident was reported to us at 12.11pm and was also attended by Lancashire Police. Officers subsequently spoke to the 34-year-old woman and issued her with a £50 fixed penalty notice for trespassing. A Northern Rail spokesman said: "We would like to remind passengers to take their belongings with them when they leave the train to reduce incidents such as this happening again."