Disruption between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Nottingham

Northern between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield / Doncaster / Cleethorpes

Description

A broken down train in the Chinley area means some lines are blocked. Trains running between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield may be delayed by up to 25 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Northern customer advice:

How does this affect my journey?

Train services are unable to run between Sheffield and New Mills Central in both directions.

What should I do?

You can travel on the next Northern service to your destination, where available.

You can also use your Northern ticket on TransPennine Express and East Midlands Railway services at no extra cost. Please note these train operators are also affected by this disruption.

Please note that other train operators may also be affected by disruption – please check your whole journey before travelling.

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.

Road Replacement Transport

Road transport has been requested, we are awaiting an update and more information will follow once this has been confirmed.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

Where possible, TransPennine Express will run a train service between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly as well as between Sheffield and Cleethorpes.

Replacement buses have been requested. We will provide further information once more is known.

As the line is blocked between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield you will be able to travel on an alternative route via Huddersfield or Leeds.

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on the following services: Please note these operators are also affected by this disruption

• East Midlands between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield

• Northern services between Huddersfield and Sheffield

• Northern between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road

• TransPennine Express services between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield / Leeds

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.