Disruption between Liverpool Lime Street and Newton-le-Willows expected until 16:00 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Hull / Newcastle

Description

A safety inspection of the track between Lea Green and Earlestown means trains will have to run at a reduced speed on some lines. Services may be cancelled, revised, diverted or delayed by up to 20 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 16:00.

Northern customer advice:

How does this affect my journey?

Train services are unable to run between Huyton and Earlestown (in both directions).

Services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport will be affected by this disruption.

Northern services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road via Warrington Central are not affected.

What should I do?

You should continue your journey using the alternative suggestions below.

You can travel on the following train operators and routes at no extra cost:

• East Midlands Railway services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly

• TransPennine Express services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly

Please note that other train operators may also be affected by disruption – please check your whole journey before travelling.

Northern train ticket restrictions have been lifted in the affected areas, including Advance and Peak restrictions, during this disruption. Restrictions will be reinstated once the disruption ends.

Replacement transport:

Road transport has been confirmed to run as follows:

• At 13:45 from Huyton to Manchester Piccadilly, calling at Whiston, Rainhill, Lea Green, St Helens Junction, Earlestown, Newton-Le-Willows, Patricroft, Eccles, Deansgate, Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly. Operated by Phantom Travel

• At 15:00 from Earlestown to Liverpool Lime Street, calling at Earlestown, St Helens Junction, Lea Green, Rainhill, Whiston, Huyton, Roby, Broad Green, Wavertree Tech Park and Liverpool Lime Street

• At 15:10 from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool Lime Street, calling at Manchester Oxford Road, Deansgate, Eccles, Patricroft and Newton-Le-Willows. The bus will then drop customers off as required to stations to Liverpool Lime Street

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

Journey times may be extended by up to 60 minutes whilst travelling by road transport.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

Services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester via Newton-le-Willows may be diverted. Services that do divert will not be able to serve Lea Green and Newton-le-Willows.

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on the following services until 15:00:

• Northern services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria / Manchester Oxford Road in both directions

Additional information:

Network Rail engineers are on site.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.