Major disruption between Oxenholme Lake District and Carlisle expected until the end of the day  

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

TransPennine Express between Preston and Edinburgh

Description

There has been some damage to the overhead electric wires between Oxenholme Lake District and Penrith, closing the line running towards Carlisle.

As a result of this, trains may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

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.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

TransPennine Express are currently looking into options to keep you on the move and rail replacement transport options are being investigated.

Customers on TransPennine Express services are advised to please listen to onboard announcements for more information.

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.