Lines reopened between Rugby and Milton Keynes Central: disruption expected until 18:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Glasgow Central / Edinburgh / Blackpool North / Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street / Holyhead / Chester / Crewe / Wrexham General / Wolverhampton / Birmingham New Street and London Euston

London Northwestern Railway between Crewe / Walsall / Birmingham New Street / Northampton and London Euston

Lumo between Stirling / Preston and London Euston

Description

All lines have reopened following an earlier broken down train between Rugby and Milton Keynes Central. As service recovers, trains running through these stations may still be revised or delayed by up to 60 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 18:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on the following services in both directions until further notice:

• Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone

• CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street

• LNER between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross

• London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street / Birmingham New Street and London Euston - Trains on this route may be also affected by this disruption

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.

If you no longer wish to travel because your train's delayed or cancelled, you can request a full refund from where you bought your ticket.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

You may use your ticket on Avanti West Coast services between Crewe / Birmingham New Street and London Euston at no extra cost - please note, services on this route are affected by this disruption.

Rail replacement transport will operate between Rugby and Northampton.

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 drop-off 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.