Disruption between Stockport / New Mills Central and Sheffield expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Piccadilly and Nottingham, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and Norwich

Northern between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield

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

Description

A fault on a train at Edale means that the line between Stockport / New Mills Central and Sheffield is disrupted. As a result, services operating between these stations may be cancelled or delayed by up to 40 minutes.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

East Midlands Railway customer advice:

There is a fault on a train at Edale. This is between Stockport and Sheffield and is disrupting East Midlands Railway trains on the Liverpool Lime Street / Nottingham / Norwich route.

Network Rail and engineers are going to investigate the problem.

How does this affect my train?

Trains can not run between Stockport and Sheffield in both directions.

As soon as the problem is fixed, the priority will be to get trains running to their advertised times again. The advertised timetable is expected to resume on the affected routes by 22:30.

How do I get where I need to be?

You should continue to travel as originally planned however your journey may be delayed by 40 minutes.

East Midlands Railway are currently looking at alternative arrangements to keep you on the move. Please remember that this can take time and be assured that the team are working tirelessly to arrange this as quickly as possible for you.

Northern customer advice:

Services between Chinley and Sheffield are returning to normal. However, fewer train services are able to run between these stations whilst service recovers.

Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield / New Mills Central services may be affected by this disruption.

Manchester Piccadilly - Buxton services stopping at New Mills Newtown are NOT affected by this disruption.

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:

To assist you with your journey, the following road transport is in place:

• Two 16 seater buses operated by RSZ will depart New Mills Central at 23:30 calling at stations to Sheffield

• Two 16 seater buses operated by Elite will depart Sheffield at 23:30 calling at stations to Chinley then drop off passengers as required to Manchester Piccadilly

• One 16 seater bus operated by RSZ will depart Chinley at 00:10 calling at stations to Manchester Piccadilly

TransPennine Express customer advice:

Rail replacement transport:

Customers at Manchester Piccadilly are advised that Rail replacement transport has been requested to operate between Manchester and Sheffield. Customers travelling further are advised to see station staff at Sheffield where onward road transport will be provided.

Ticket acceptance:

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

• TransPennine Express services between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield

• Northern services between:

  • Huddersfield and Sheffield

  • Sheffield and Meadowhall / Doncaster
    

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.