Disruption between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly expected until 19:00 

Route(s) affected

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

TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport and Leeds / Oxenholme Lake District / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central

Transport for Wales between Manchester Airport and Holyhead

Description

A fault on a train between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly means that all lines are disrupted. As a result of this, trains running between these stations may be delayed or revised to only to complete part of their journey.

Disruption is expected until 19:00.

Northern customer advice:

How does this affect your journey?

Train services on the following routes may be affected by this disruption with short notice delays and cancellations:

• Manchester Airport to Blackpool North

• Liverpool Lime Street to Blackpool North

• Barrow in Furness to Manchester Airport

• Windermere to Manchester Airport

• Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe via Manchester Airport

What should you do?

You can travel on the next Northern service to your destination, where available.

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.

Ticket flexibility:

If your train is cancelled, you will be able to travel on an alternative service operated by any other participating train company, either two hours before or two hours after the original departure time of the cancelled service, in order to reach your destination.

If you decide not to travel or cannot complete your journey due to cancellations, you are entitled to a full refund from your original point of sale.

For further information and guidance please contact your train company or speak to a member of railway staff.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.