Lines reopened between Edinburgh / Motherwell and Carlisle: disruption 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

TransPennine Express between Edinburgh and Manchester Airport

Description

All lines have reopened following a fire next to the track between Lockerbie and Carlisle. However, as service recovers, trains between Edinburgh / Motherwell and Carlisle may still be delayed by up to 120 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

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 should continue to travel as planned, however, your journey may be delayed up to 120 minutes.

To help you complete your journey, rail replacement transport has been requested to run between:

• Carstairs and Manchester Airport

• Edinburgh and Lancaster

Please see station information posters for the location of rail replacement pick up points and be advised that 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.