Lines reopened: major disruption between Lancaster and Oxenholme Lake District expected until 18:30 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Glasgow Central / Edinburgh and London Euston

Northern between Windermere and Oxenholme Lake District / Manchester Airport

TransPennine Express between Glasgow Central / Edinburgh and Manchester Airport, and between Glasgow Central and Liverpool Lime Street

Description

All lines have now reopened following an object caught in the overhead line equipment between Lancaster and Oxenholme Lake District. Trains running between these stations may continue to be severely delayed by up to 120 minutes, cancelled in full or revised to complete only part of their journey.

Major disruption is expected until 18:30.

A visual disruption map video is available.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

How does this affect my journey?

TransPennine Express services on the following routes may be delayed, revised, cancelled in both directions:

• Edinburgh and Glasgow to Manchester Airport.

• Glasgow Central to Liverpool Lime Street.

What should I do?

You should continue to travel as planned, however, your journey may be delayed. We are sorry for the delay to your journey today.

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on the following services:

• Avanti West Coast services between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central to Preston

• Northern services between Lancaster/ Preston and Manchester Airport

• Northern Services between Preston and Liverpool Lime Street

• LNER services between Edinburgh / Newcastle and York

• TransPennine Express services between Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Victoria / Manchester Airport

Please note that other train operators may also be experiencing disruption today.

Please allow extra time for your journey and check before you travel.

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.