Lines have reopened between New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly: disruption expected until 10:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Sheffield / Chinley / New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly

Description

The fault with the signalling system in the Romiley area has now been fixed, allowing all lines via Bredbury to reopen. Trains are able to run again between New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly, however journeys may be cancelled or revised whilst service recovers.

Disruption is expected until 10:00.

How does this affect my journey?

Train services are now able to run between New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly in both directions.

Services on the following routes can call at all stations however may be subject to short notice delays and cancellations due to this earlier issue:

• Between New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly

• Between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly- services may divert via Stockport where possible

Northern services between Manchester Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple via Woodley are not affected.

What should I do?

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

You can also travel on the following train operators and routes at no extra cost:

• East Midlands Railway services between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly

• TransPennine Express services between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly

• Bee Network services on routes: 42A, 171 172 192 201 202 219 220 221 322 325 327 330 358 382 383 384 385

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

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.

Replacement transport:

Road transport has been confirmed to run as follows:

• 08:00 from Manchester Piccadilly to Chinley, calling at Ashburys, Belle Vue, Ryder Brow, Reddish North, Brinnington, Bredbury, Romiley, Marple, Strines, New Mills Central, and Chinley

• 08:15 from Chinley to Manchester Piccadilly, calling at New Mills Central, Strines, Marple, Romiley, Bredbury, Brinnington, Reddish North, Ryder Brow, Belle Vue, Ashburys, and Manchester Piccadilly

Please check station information posters for the location of the bus pick up points and be advised that bicycles, e-bikes and dogs (except for service dogs) are not permitted on replacement road transport.

Journey times may be extended by up to 60 minutes whilst travelling by road transport.

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.

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 drop-off 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.