Lines reopened: disruption through Doncaster expected until 13:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street / Derby / Reading and Newcastle

Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull / Beverley

LNER services between London Kings Cross and Aberdeen / Berwick-upon-Tweed / Bradford Forster Square / Edinburgh / Harrogate / Hull / Leeds / Middlesbrough / Newcastle / Skipton / York

Northern services between Sheffield and Adwick / Bridlington / Doncaster / Scarborough, between Doncaster and Goole / Hull / Leeds / Scunthorpe

TransPennine Express services between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes

Description

Following a fault with the signalling system at Doncaster earlier today, lines have now reopened. Trains running through this station may still be cancelled, diverted, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 13:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

LNER customer advice:

Rail replacement transport has been arranged to run from Doncaster to Wakefield Westgate at 09:45.

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

• CrossCountry via any reasonable route, including routes between York and Wakefield Westgate via Leeds

• Northern via any reasonable route

• TransPennine express via any reasonable route

Northern customer advice:

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

• LNER services between Doncaster and York / Leeds

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 transport will run as follows:

• 09:55 from Wakefield Westgate calling at all stations to Doncaster (operated by Ross Travel)

Journey times may be extended by up to 45 minutes whilst travelling by road transport.

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.