Lines reopened between Sheffield / New Mills Central and Stockport: disruption expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

between Sheffield / New Mills Central and Stockport

Description

Following a points failure in the Hazel Grove area all lines have reopened. However, as service recovers, trains running between Sheffield / New Mills Central and Stockport may still be delayed by up to 45 minutes, cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

East Midlands customer advice:

What has happened?

There was a points failure at New Mills. This is between Sheffield and Stockport and is disrupting trains on the Norwich / Nottingham / Liverpool route.

How does this affect my train?

Trains running through the area will be delayed in both directions.

East Midlands Railway expect trains to run as advertised in the next 2 hours.

How do I get where I need to be?

You should continue to travel as originally planned however your journey may be delayed by up to 45 minutes.

Northern customer advice:

Manchester Piccadilly to New Mills Central services are not affected by this disruption in both directions.

Northern tickets may be used at no additional costs on board any alternative Northern, TransPennine Express or LNER service via any reasonable route to complete your journey.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

You should continue to travel as planned, however, your journey may be delayed by 45 minutes.

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.