Major disruption to some routes in the Manchester area expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Manchester Airport and Liverpool Lime Street / Blackpool North / Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere / Liverpool Lime Street, and also between Manchester Oxford Road and Southport

TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport and Stalybridge / Oxenholme Lake District / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

Transport for Wales between Holyhead / Chester / Llandudno and Manchester Airport

Description

The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Deansgate and Salford. Whilst they carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed. Trains on some routes in the Manchester area may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 120 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Northern customer advice:

Train services are unable to run between Deansgate and Salford Crescent in both directions.

Services on the following routes are being disrupted and are subject to short notice cancellations and alterations:

• Manchester Oxford Road to Southport

• Headbolt Lane to Blackburn

• Manchester Victoria to Leeds

• Stalybridge to Southport

• Rochdale to Southport

Services on the following routes will terminate and start back from Preston where possible.

• Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness

• Manchester Airport to Windermere
  

Services between Manchester Airport and Blackpool North will terminate and start back from Bolton where possible.

Services on the following routes are now able to run to both directions, but may still be delayed or cancelled.

• Chester to Leeds

• Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street

All the above routes are subject to short notice cancellations, alternations and delays.

Services between Bolton and Clitheroe are not affected by this disruption.

Due to this, you are advised to check before you travel due to major disruption and limited road transport availability.

What should I do?

You can travel on the following train operators and routes at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast services on any reasonable route between Manchester Stations and Liverpool Lime Street / Oxenholme Lake District

• East Midlands Railway between Manchester Stations and Liverpool Lime Street

• Merseyrail between Southport and Liverpool

• Metrolink services on any reasonable route

• TransPennine Express services on any reasonable route

• Transport for Wales services on any reasonable route

You can use your Northern tickets on the following Bee Network services at no extra cost -

• Metroline Manchester routes 42, 42A, 42B, 42C, 43, 50, 51, 103, 142, 143, 968, 370, 371, 38, 7, 201, 202, 203 and 382

• Go North West routes 8, V1, V2, 607, 608, 609, 35, 36, 37, 615, 575 and 576

• Stagecoach Manchester routes 11, 25, 41, 192, 378, 330, 358, 383 and 384

• Diamond routes 132, 516 and 385

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 Advanced restrictions, during this disruption. Restrictions will be reinstated once the disruption ends.

Replacement transport:

Road transport will operate as follows:

• 18:00 from Bolton to Manchester Piccadilly

• 18:00 from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston

• 18:00 from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly

• Hebden Bridge to Manchester Victoria 18:45

Journey times may be extended by up to 60 minutes whilst travelling by road transport.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on the following services:

• Avanti West Coast between Warrington Bank Quay and Glasgow and Edinburgh

• CrossCountry services between Sheffield, Leeds, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh

• LNER services between York, Newcastle and Edinburgh

• Northern services on the following routes:

  • Between Sheffield and Leeds

  • Between Manchester Victoria and Hebden Bridge, and also between Hebden Bridge and Preston

  • Between Liverpool Lime Street and Preston

• TransPennine Express services on the following routes:

  • Between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly

  • Between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly via Warrington Central

  • Between Newcastle and Edinburgh

Bee Network bus services on the following routes in Greater Manchester:

• 37 between Manchester Piccadilly Gardens and Bolton Interchange (close to Bolton station)

• 43 Manchester Airport to Manchester Piccadilly Gardens

• 313 Manchester Airport to Stockport

Transport for Wales customer advice:

You may use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast services between Crewe and Warrington Bank Quay / Manchester Piccadilly

• Northern services between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly, and between Chester and Manchester Piccadilly via Greenbank

Rail replacement transport will run between Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Piccadilly from approximately 17:30 (operated by Keans Coaches) and between Manchester Piccadilly and Warrington Bank Quay from approximately 19:00 (operated by Keans Coaches).

These arrangements are in place on services until 21:00

Rail replacement transport will take longer than rail services. Please allow extra time to complete your journey.

You can check services running in the area using the Transport for Wales Live Map.

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 drop-off 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.