Lines reopened: disruption between Liverpool Lime Street and Earlestown expected until 11:00 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria / Manchester Airport

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Hull / Newcastle

Description

Lines have reopened following the emergency services dealing with an incident between Huyton and Earlestown earlier this morning. As services recover, trains running through these stations will continue to be cancelled or delayed by up to 20 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 11:00.

Northern customer advice:

Road replacement transport will operate as follows:

• x1 full size bus will depart Manchester Piccadilly 09:00 calling all stops to Huyton, operated by Bentleys

• x1 full size bus will depart Huyton 09:15 calling all stops to Manchester Piccadilly, operated by Atlantic Travel

• x1 full size bus will depart St Helens Junction 09:15 calling all stops to Manchester Piccadilly then as required to Manchester Airport

• x1 full size bus will depart Earlestown 09:15 calling all stops to Huyton then as required to Liverpool Lime Street

Please check station information posters for the location of the bus pick up points and be advised that bicycle’s, e-bikes and dogs (exc. service dogs) are not permitted on replacement road transport.

Journey times will be extended by up to 60 minutes when using road replacement transport.

Northern tickets may be used at no additional cost on board Transport For Wales services between Earlestown and Manchester Airport in both directions until 11:00.

Customers may also use alternative Northern services towards Wigan / Preston for connecting Northern services towards Manchester and Liverpool.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

Rail replacement transport has been requested to operate between the following locations:

• Liverpool Lime Street - Lea Green - Newton-Le-Willows - Manchester Victoria

• Manchester Victoria - Newton-Le-Willows - Lea Green - Liverpool Lime Street

Please see station staff for more information on pick up points and timings.

To further assist with your journey today, you may use your TransPennine Express tickets at no extra cost on the following services in both directions:

• Any alternative TransPennine Express service between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly. From Manchester Piccadilly, you can connect with services to Huddersfield and York

• Northern services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road

• Metrolink trams between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria (Bee Network operates a free bus every 10 minutes between Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly)

• LNER and CrossCountry services between York and Newcastle / Edinburgh

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.