Disruption between Stockport and Crewe expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Manchester Piccadilly and Northampton

Northern between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe

Transport for Wales between Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff Central

Description

The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Alderley Edge and Crewe, resulting in all lines being blocked.

Trains running between Stockport and Crewe may be revised or delayed by up to 30 minutes.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Northern customer advice:

Road Replacement Transport

To assist customers to complete their journey, road transport has been provided as follows:

• 23:20 Sandbach to Crewe

• 23:40 Crewe calling as required at Sandbach, Holmes Chapel, Goostrey, Chelford, Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Handforth, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Heaton Chapel, Levenshulme and Manchester Piccadilly

• 23:45 Manchester Piccadilly calling at Levenshulme, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheadle Hulme, Handforth and then at stations as required to Crewe

• 00:10 Wilmslow to Crewe calling at Alderley Edge, Chelford, Goostrey, Holmes Chapel, Sandbach and Crewe

Journey times will be extended by up to 60 minutes whilst travelling by rail replacement transport.

Please see station information posters for the bus pick up points.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.