Lines have reopened between Doncaster and Wakefield: disruption expected until 09:00 

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange

LNER between London Kings Cross and Leeds / Bradford Forster Square / Harrogate / Skipton

Northern between Doncaster and Adwick / Leeds, and also between Sheffield and Adwick

Description

All lines have now reopened following the emergency services attending to an incident between Doncaster and Adwick. Whilst services recover, trains running between Doncaster and Wakefield Westgate / Wakefield Kirkgate may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes, or revised.

This is expected until 09:00.

Please be aware there is disruption on other parts of the network between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Newcastle which may further impact your journey today.

A visual disruption map video is available.

LNER customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on:

• Avanti West Coast between London Euston, Manchester and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

• CrossCountry between Sheffield, Doncaster / Leeds, York and Newcastle / Edinburgh

• Great Northern and Thameslink between London Kings Cross, Stevenage and Peterborough

• Northern via any reasonable route

• ScotRail between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh

• TransPennine Express between Manchester, Leeds and York / Newcastle

Rail replacement transport has been requested to run to help you complete your journey. These will arrive at Leeds and Wakefield Westgate, however at present we are unable to provide an exact arrival time. You will be updated shortly once we have further information.

You can view an alternative route map for more details. Please be aware that other operators services are also likely to be busy.

Northern customer advice:

Train services can run between Doncaster and Adwick in both directions. There may be some disruption to services as the train service returns to normal running.

What should I do?

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

Customers at Doncaster wishing to travel to Leeds can do so by travelling to Sheffield or York where there are onwards train connections or Leeds and other destinations.

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

• LNER services between Doncaster and York in both directions

• TransPennine Express services Doncaster and Sheffield in both directions

• CrossCountry services between:

  • Doncaster and Sheffield

  • Sheffield and Leeds

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.

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.