Incident resolved: residual disruption between Preston and Wigan North Western expected until 14:30 

Route(s) affected

Between Preston and Wigan North Western

Description

Trains are returning to normal following a problem under investigation between Preston and Wigan North Western. As service recovers, trains running between these stations may still be delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

This is expected until 14:30.

Advice for Avanti West Coast customers:

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.

Advice for Transpenine Express customers:

If the train you have a ticket for is cancelled, you can travel on any TransPennine Express, Northern, or Avanti West Coast service within the two hours before or after your cancelled service.

Additional information:

Please note that other train operators may also be affected by disruption – please check your whole journey before travelling.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail real-time Journey Planner.

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.