Lines reopened: disruption between Manchester and Liverpool Lime Street / Warrington Bank Quay expected until 19:30 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Leeds and Chester, and between Manchester Airport / Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street, and also between Wigan North Western and Liverpool Lime Street

TransPennine Express between Newcastle / Hull and Liverpool Lime Street

Transport for Wales between Manchester Airport and Llandudno

Description

The emergency services have completed their work allowing lines to be reopened between Manchester and Liverpool Lime Street / Warrington Bank Quay. However, trains may still be delayed by up to 20 minutes, cancelled or revised as services return to normal.

Disruption is expected until 19:30.

Northern customer advice:

To help you complete your journey, rail replacement transport to depart Manchester Oxford Road at 18:00 calling at all stops to Newton-le-Willows and setting down to Liverpool Lime Street.

Please note, journey times may be extended by up to 90 minutes when using rail replacement transport.

If you are travelling to / from Manchester / Liverpool:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on East Midlands Railway, Northern and TransPennine Express services via Warrington Central.

If you are travelling to / from Chester:

• Northern services between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester, please note these services operate with a different calling pattern.

• Transport for Wales services between Manchester stations and Chester in both directions

You can also use your ticket on Transport for Greater Manchester buses between Manchester stations 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.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

To help you complete your journey, rail replacement transport has been requested to run as follows:

• Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria, calling at Newton Le Willows, this is expected to arrive at 17:15

• Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street calling at Newton Le Willows, this is expected to arrive at 17:40

Please note, journey times may be extended by up to 90 minutes when using rail replacement transport.

To help with your journey, you may also use your TransPennine Express tickets at no extra cost on the following services in both directions:

• Any alternative TransPennine Express service between Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street. From Manchester Piccadilly, you can connect with services to Huddersfield and York

• Northern services between Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street

• Metrolink Trams between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria

• Bee Network operates a free bus every 10 minutes between Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly

• LNER and CrossCountry services between Edinburgh / Newcastle and York
  

Transport For Wales customer advice:

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

• Northern services between Manchester Piccadilly / Warrington Bank Quay and Chester in both directions

Please continue to travel as planned, but expect delays and cancellations on your journey.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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 set-down 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.