Lines reopened: residual delays at Ely expected until approximately 20:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Cambridge / Stansted Airport

East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Piccadilly / Derby / Sheffield and Norwich

Greater Anglia between Cambridge / Ely / Stansted Airport and Norwich, between Lowestoft and Stansted Airport, between Ely and London Liverpool Street, and also between Peterborough and Ipswich

Description

Lines have reopened following a speed restriction over a defective track at Ely. As service recovers, trains may still be delayed by up to 25 minutes.

Disruption is expected until approximately 20:00.

Greater Anglia customer advice:

Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.

Specific train service alterations and live departure boards are available to help plan your journey.

You can check your next train and alternative options using the live map.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

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.