Incident resolved: disruption at Chester expected until 11:00 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Chester and Crewe / Leeds / Manchester Piccadilly

Transport for Wales between Chester and Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street, between Shrewsbury and Llandudno, and also between Abergavenny and Holyhead

Description

The fault with the signalling system at Chester has now been resolved. Trains running to / from this station may still be cancelled or delayed by up to 45 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 11:00.

Customer advice for Northern:

Road transport:

Road replacement transport has been stood down at this time.

Alternative travel suggestions:

Northern tickets maybe used at no extra cost on board Transport for Wales services on any reasonable route until this disruption ends.

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.

Customer advice for Transport for Wales:

Your ticket can be used on any Northern and Transport for Wales services to help you complete your journey by any reasonable route.

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.