Major disruption in the Milton Keynes Central area until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Birmingham New Street / Stoke-on-trent / Wolverhampton / Manchester Piccadilly / Chester / Wrexham General / Crewe / Holyhead / Liverpool Lime Street / Preston / Blackpool North / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

London Northwestern Railway between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central / Northampton / Birmingham New Street / Crewe

Description

A train has derailed in the Milton Keynes Central area, closing some lines. Trains running through this station may be cancelled, delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Customer advice

Avanti West Coast

You may use your ticket on the following services, at no extra cost to complete your journey:

• Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street

• CrossCountry between Reading and Edinburgh (via Birmingham New Street)

• East Midlands Railway between London St Pancras International and Sheffield / Derby, and between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime St (via Stockport)

• LNER between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

• TransPennine Express between Preston and Manchester Piccadilly / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh, and between Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds

• London Northwestern Railway between Rugby and Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street (via Nuneaton or Birmingham New Street), and between Crewe and Stoke-on-Trent

• Northern between Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent / Crewe both directions until end of day and also between Carlisle and Newcastle in both directions until further notice

• ScotRail between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh in both directions until further notice

• Transport for Wales between Crewe and Holyhead in both directions until further notice

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.

London Northwestern Railway

Replacement buses have been requested to run between Bletchley and Northampton. We will provide further information once more is known.

You may use your ticket on the following services, at no extra cost on the following routes:

• Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Rugby and Crewe and also between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street

• Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Steet and London Marylebone

• CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Reading / Leicester / Stoke-on-Trent and also between Tamworth and Derby

• East Midlands Railway between Crewe and Derby and also between Derby and London St Pancras International

• London Overground on any reasonable route

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.