Lines reopened: disruption at Manchester Airport expected until 22:30 

Route(s) affected

Northern services between Manchester Airport and Barrow-in-Furness / Blackpool North / Liverpool Lime Street / Windermere, also between Crewe / Wilmslow and Manchester Piccadilly

TransPennine Express services between Manchester Airport and Darlington / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Lancaster / Oxenholme Lake District / Redcar Central / Saltburn / York

Transport for Wales services between Manchester Airport and Chester / Holyhead / Llandudno

Description

Lines have now reopened following a points failure at Manchester Airport. However, whilst service recovers, trains running to / from this station may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 22:30.

Northern customer advice:

Tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Metrolink via any reasonable route.

To assist customers to complete their journey, road transport has been provided between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport as follows -

• 21:00 Manchester Airport to Manchester Piccadilly calling at Heald Green, Gatley, East Didsbury, Burnage, Mauldeth Road and Manchester Piccadilly

• 21:00 Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport calling at Mauldeth Road, Burnage, East Didsbury, Gatley, Heald Green and Manchester Airport

Journey times will be extended by 60 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.