Disruption between Chester and Greenbank / Frodsham expected until 17:30 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Chester and Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds

Transport for Wales between Chester and Liverpool Lime Street, and also between Holyhead / Llandudno / Llandudno Junction and Manchester Airport

Description

A points failure at Chester means that some lines are blocked.

As a result, trains between Chester and Greenbank / Frodsham may be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 17:30.

Additional information:

Network Rail staff have arrived on site and are investigating the fault.

Northern customer advice:

Services running between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester will terminate / restart at Mouldsworth.

Service running between Leeds and Chester will terminate / restart Manchester Victoria.

Northern train ticket restrictions have been lifted in the affected areas, including advance and peak restrictions, during this disruption. Restrictions will be reinstated once the disruption ends.

If the train you have a ticket for is cancelled, you can travel on any Northern, TransPennine Express or LNER service within 2 hours before or after your cancelled service was due to depart.

Rail replacement transport:

Due to a lack of available operators in the area, rail replacement road transport is limited and expected to be extremely busy. Rail replacement buses have been booked to run as follows:

• 15:45 / 16:00 departing Mouldsworth calling at Chester only

• 15:45 / 16:00 departing Chester calling at Mouldsworth only

Transport for Wales customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• Northern services between Manchester (stations) and Chester until 18:00

• Merseyrail services between Liverpool (stations) and Chester in both directions until 18:00

• London North Western Railways between Runcorn and Liverpool South Parkway
  
  

Check before you travel:

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

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.