Lines reopened: disruption between Wakefield Westgate and Doncaster expected until 11:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Plymouth / Penzance, and also between Glasgow Central / Newcastle and Plymouth

LNER between Harrogate / Leeds / Bradford Forster Square and London Kings Cross

Northern between Leeds and Knottingley / Doncaster / Sheffield

Description

Following a points failure between Wakefield Westgate and Doncaster all lines have reopened. As service recovers, trains running between these stations may still be delayed by up to 30 minutes, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 11:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Northern customer advice:

How does this affect my journey?

Services on the following routes will be affected by this disruption:

• Between Leeds and Doncaster

• Between Leeds and Sheffield via Wakefield Westgate. Trains on this line will be divert between Leeds and Sheffield and will not call at Outwood, Wakefield Westgate, Sandal & Agbrigg, Fitzwilliam, Moorthorpe, Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe, Bolton-on-Dearne, Swinton or Rotherham Central. Trains running from Sheffield towards Leeds can run normally

• Between Leeds and Knottingley via Wakefield Westgate

Northern services between Leeds and Sheffield via Wakefield Kirkgate are not affected.

What should I do?

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.

Road transport:

Road transport will be operated by Elite as follows:

• Wakefield Westgate at 09:45 to Doncaster, calling at all stations

• Doncaster at 09:40 to Wakefield Westgate, calling at all stations

Journey times may be extended by up to 30 minutes whilst travelling by road transport

Additional information:

Network Rail have carried out the repairs and the fault has been rectified.

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.