Disruption at Manchester Piccadilly expected until 11:00 

Route(s) affected

through Manchester Piccadilly

Description

A fault with the signalling system at Manchester Piccadilly means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running to, from and through Manchester Piccadilly will be cancelled or revised to terminate / start back from alternative stations.

Disruption is expected until 11:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

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.

Northern customer advice:

How does this affect my journey?

Fewer trains are able to run from Manchester Piccadilly due to a fault with the signalling system.

The following services will be cancelled:

• Between Manchester Piccadilly and Hazel Grove

• Between Manchester Piccadilly and Alderley Edge

Other Northern services from Manchester Piccadilly are not affected.

What should I do?

You can travel on the next Northern service to your destination, where available. Alternative Northern services between Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton and Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe via Stockport are not affected.

You can also travel on Avanti West Coast services at no extra cost between Manchester Piccadilly and Wilmslow.

Please note that other train operators may also be affected by disruption – please check your whole journey before travelling.

You can also travel on TfGM Bee Network for the 192 bus service between Manchester and Hazel Grove at no extra cost.

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.

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.