Disruption between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western via St Helens Central expected until 21:00 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western / Blackpool North

TransPennine Express Liverpool Lime Street and Oxenholme District / Glasgow Central

Description

Following the emergency services dealing with an incident between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western via St Helens Central, means some lines are closed. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 21:00.

Additional information:

Network Rail / Emergency services are en route.

Northern customer advice:

Road transport will run as follows:

• 19:20 Wigan North Western to Liverpool Lime Street - operated by Atlantic Travel

• 20:05 St Helens Central to Wigan North Western - operated by Ocean Travel

• 20:05 St Helens Central to Liverpool Lime Street - operated by Ocean Travel

• 20:15 Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western - operated by Bestway

Journey times may be extended by up to 40 minutes whilst travelling by road transport.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following:

• Northern services between Wigan North Western and Manchester Oxford Road in both directions

• TransPennine Express or Northern services between Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street in both directions

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.