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

Route(s) affected

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

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

Description

A broken rail between Penrith (North Lakes) and Carlisle means that the line towards Carlisle is closed. As a result, trains between Oxenholme Lake District and Carlisle may be cancelled or revised. Services may terminate at / start back from Preston, not running between Preston and Carlisle.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Rail replacement buses have been requested to run between Preston and Carlisle. Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express customers can use these buses at no extra cost.

A visual disruption map video is now available

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

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

• CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Edinburgh in this direction only

• Northern between Carlisle and Newcastle in this direction only

• ScotRail between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh in both directions

• TransPennine Express between Manchester Piccadilly and Doncaster, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and York via Leeds in both directions

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:

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

• Avanti West Coast between Preston and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central

• Northern between Carlisle and Newcastle

• Metrolink between Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly

• ScotRail between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central

• TransPennine Express between Manchester Stations to Edinburgh via the East Coast Mainline

• TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street to Edinburgh via the East Coast Mainline

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.