Major disruption at Leeds expected until the end of service 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance / Plymouth / Bristol Temple Meads and Edinburgh, between Reading and Newcastle, and between Plymouth and Leeds / Glasgow Central

LNER between London Kings Cross and Bradford Forster Square / Skipton / Leeds / Harrogate

Northern between Blackpool North / Blackburn / Leeds and York, between Lancaster / Morecambe / Chester / Wigan Wallgate / Manchester Victoria / Bradford Interchange / Bradford Forster Square / Lincoln / Skipton / Ilkley / Castleford / Knottingley / Halifax / Hull / Goole / Doncaster / Sheffield and Leeds, between Leeds and Harrogate / Knaresborough / York / Ribblehead / Carlisle, and between Halifax / Bradford Interchange and Hull

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle / Edinburgh, between Hull / Scarborough and Leeds, and between Manchester Victoria and Leeds / York / Scarborough / Saltburn / Redcar Central

Description

A fault with the signalling system in the Leeds area has caused major disruption to trains that run to / from / through Leeds this afternoon and into this evening. No trains were able to run for several hours, although the fault has now been fixed, services are expected to be heavily disrupted until the end of service.

Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 120 minutes, revised or diverted.

Major disruption is expected until the end of service.

CrossCountry customer advice

Trains may be diverted via Doncaster. Trains will not call at Leeds and Wakefield Westgate.

Your ticket can be used, at no extra cost on the following services:

• The two CrossCountry services operating before and after your cancelled service

• LNER services via any reasonable route

• Northern services via any reasonable route

• TransPennine Express services on any route via Doncaster

Road transport has been requested to operate between Doncaster and Leeds / Leeds and York and depending on availability, extended to Wakefield Westgate.

If you decide to travel from a different station due to this disruption and need to return to that station later, you will also be able to use your existing ticket to do this at no extra cost.

Unfortunately, any seat reservations will not be carried over to another train, but coach B, H and L are unreserved coaches on CrossCountry services (where available) so please head to them.

Northern customer advice

Customers are advised NOT TO TRAVEL.

Ticket restrictions have been lifted during this disruption.

You can use your ticket on CrossCountry, LNER and TransPennine Express services on any available route at no extra cost.

You can also travel on Avanti West Coast between Preston and Carlisle.

Please note, these train operators are also affected by the disruption at Leeds.

LNER customer advice

Due to the severity of today's disruption and the number of cancellations across LNER's route, they're advising customers for Bradford Forster Square, Harrogate, Wakefield Westgate and Leeds NOT to travel.

Tickets for travel at these stations yesterday, Saturday 26 July will be valid for use today, Sunday 27 July.

You may use your tickets, at no extra cost on the following services:

• Northern between Leeds and Doncaster, Harrogate, Bradford Forster Square - Please note, Northern is also affected by this disruption

• TransPennine Express between Doncaster, Leeds and York - Please note, TransPennine Express is also affected by this disruption

• CrossCountry between Doncaster, Leeds and York - Please note, CrossCountry is also affected by this disruption

You can see the alternative route map for more details.

TransPennine Express customer advice

Customers are advised Not To Travel on TransPennine Express services on the following routes due to severe disruption and cancellations.

• between Manchester Victoria and Redcar Central

• between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle

• between Hull and Leeds

TransPennine Express are strongly advising customers Not to Travel north of Manchester, trains are running, but there is major disruption on services that travel through Leeds, you will be heavily delayed and / or experience severe overcrowding and no additional replacement transport will provided due to reduced availability.

Tickets for travel yesterday, Saturday 26 July will be valid for use today, Sunday 27 July.

You may use your ticket, at no extra cost on the following services:

• CrossCountry services between Leeds and Newcastle

• LNER services between Leeds and Newcastle

• Northern services between Manchester Victoria and Leeds / Leeds and York / Redcar Central and Eaglescliffe

Please note that other train operators may also be experiencing disruption today.

Please allow extra time for your journey and check before you travel.

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.