Incident resolved between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent: disruption is expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads/ Southampton Central / Bournemouth / Paignton

Northern between Manchester Piccadilly and Stoke-on-Trent

Description

The earlier trespasser between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent has now been removed from the railway, allowing all lines running between these stations to reopen.

Until service recovers, trains running between these stations may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes, diverted or revised.

This is expected until 15:00.

Advice for Avanti West Coast customers:

You may use your ticket on CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly at no extra cost.

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.

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.