Residual disruption between Holyhead and Llandudno Junction expected until 12:30 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Holyhead and London Euston

Transport for Wales between Holyhead and Crewe / Manchester Airport / Birmingham International / Cardiff Central

Description

Trains are returning to normal following the emergency services dealing with an earlier incident between Holyhead and Llandudno Junction.

As services recover, trains running between these stations may continue to be delayed by up to 40 minutes, cancelled or revised.

Disruption is expected until 12:30.

Transport for Wales customer advice:

Transport for Wales have organised buses to run between Holyhead and Llandudno Junction to assist customers to complete journeys, where possible, at no extra cost. These will arrive at Holyhead at approximately 10:02 provided by Carmel, calling all stops to Llandudno Junction.

These arrangements are in place on services until 11:00.

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

You can check services running in the area using the Transport for Wales live map.

If you decide not to travel because of this disruption and your ticket is unused, you can obtain a fee free refund from wherever you purchased your ticket.

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 drop-off 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.