Lines have reopened between Newton-le-Willows / Wigan North Western and Manchester 

Route(s) affected

Northern services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport, between Wigan North Western and Manchester Victoria, also between Chester and Leeds / Manchester Victoria

TransPennine Express services between Liverpool Lime Street and Hull / Manchester Victoria / Newcastle, also between Lancaster and Manchester Airport

Transport for Wales services between Chester / Llandudno and Manchester Airport / Manchester Oxford Road, also between Holyhead and Manchester Airport

Description

Trains have returned to normal following the emergency services safely attending to an incident of a road vehicle on the railway in the Eccles area. Network Rail have also repaired damage to the overhead electric wires caused by the incident.