Incident resolved: disruption between Chester and Rhyl expected until 14:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Birmingham New Street / Chester and Holyhead

Transport for Wales between Birmingham International / Crewe / Cardiff Central and Holyhead, and also Manchester Airport and Llandudno Junction / Llandudno / Holyhead

Description

Following an earlier fault with the signalling system at Flint trains are now able to run at line speed. Whilst service recovers, trains travelling between Chester and Rhyl may still be delayed by up to 40 minutes, cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 14:00

Transport for Wales customer advice:

Rail replacement transport is running between Chester and Llandudno Junction, provided by Pats Coaches, to help with your journey.

Road transport will take longer than rail services. Please allow extra time to complete your journey.

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.