Lines reopened: major disruption in the Lancaster area expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and London Euston, and also between Glasgow Central and Crewe

Northern between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster / Preston / Manchester Victoria / Manchester Oxford Road, and between Corkickle / Millom / Barrow-in-Furness / Skipton / Morecambe and Lancaster, and between Windermere and Manchester Oxford Road, and also between Morecambe and Leeds

TransPennine Express between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Oxenholme Lake District / Lancaster and Preston, and between Glasgow Central / Oxenholme Lake District and Liverpool Lime Street

Description

Lines have reopened following a fault on a train in the Lancaster area. Trains through this station may still be cancelled, severely delayed by over 90 minutes or revised whilst service recovers.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on TransPennine services between Preston and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh and on Scotrail services between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh.

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

If you no longer wish to travel because your train's delayed or cancelled, you can request a full refund from where you bought your ticket.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

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

• Avanti West Coast services Edinburgh and Glasgow Central and Preston

• Northern services between Oxenholme Lake District and Lancaster / Preston

Rail replacement transport has been requested to run between Carlisle and Preston via Penrith North Lakes, Oxenholme Lake District and Lancaster, and also between Oxenholme Lake District and Preston via Lancaster. Further details will follow once confirmed.

Journey times may be extended by 90 minutes whilst travelling by rail replacement transport.

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.