Lines reopened between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly via New Mills Central: disruption expected until 21:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Sheffield / Chinley / New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly

Description

Following a points failure in the Romiley area means all lines have reopened. However, as service recovers trains running between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly via New Mills Central may still be cancelled, delayed or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 21:00.

Customer advice:

The following services are being disrupted in this direction only:

Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly services

Passengers for stations from New Mills Central towards Manchester Piccadilly, are advised to change trains at Manchester Piccadilly for a returning service towards New Mills Central.

Northern tickets may be used at no additional costs on board any alternative Northern, TransPennine Express or LNER service via any reasonable route to complete your journey.

Rail replacement transport has been arranged to run as follows:

• 1 bus to depart New Mills Central at 20:15 calling at Chinley only, operated S-Line

• 1 bus to depart Chinley at 20:15 calling at New Mills Central only, operated S-Line

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.