Major disruption at Leeds expected until 14:00  

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Penzance / Plymouth and York

LNER services between London Kings Cross and Leeds / Bradford Forster Square

All Northern services to / from Leeds

TransPennine Express services between Liverpool Lime Street and York, between Manchester Airport / Manchester Victoria and Redcar Central, and between Manchester Victoria and Scarborough, and also between Leeds and Hull

Description

A fault with the signalling system at Leeds means some lines are blocked. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes, diverted or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 14:00.

Additional information:

Network Rail are on site and are investigating the cause of the problem.

CrossCountry customer advice:

Leeds and Wakefield Westgate will not be served.

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on LNER services between London Kings Cross and York in both directions.

LNER customer advice:

Due to the severity of today's disruption and the number of cancellations across LNER's route, they advise to defer travel until tomorrow, Monday 1 December.

You can use your tickets with the following train companies at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast services between London Euston and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh in both directions

• ScotRail between Edinburgh and Glasgow

• TransPennine Express via any reasonable route, including West Coast Mainline services towards Manchester

• East Midlands Railway between Sheffield and London St Pancras International. Please note: East Midlands Railway have advised that northbound services from London St Pancras International are extremely busy due to football fixtures.

Please see the alternative route map to help reroute your journey.

Northern customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following train operators across any reasonable route:

• TransPennine Express

• CrossCountry

• LNER

• East Midlands Railway

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.

If the train you have a ticket for is cancelled, you can travel on any Northern, TransPennine Express or LNER service within 2 hours before or after your cancelled service was due to depart.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services in both directions:

• Northern between

  • Leeds to Sheffield

  • Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield

  • Sheffield to Doncaster

  • Hull to Scarborough

• East Midlands Railway between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield

• LNER between Doncaster and York / Newcastle

• TransPennine Express between Manchester and Sheffield / Doncaster

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

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

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