Residual disruption between Liverpool South Parkway and Crewe expected until 13:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston

London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street

Description

Following a broken down train between Liverpool South Parkway and Crewe all lines have reopened. As service recovers, trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 13:00.

A visual disruption map video is now available.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following alternatives:

• East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester stations

• TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester stations

• Northern between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester stations

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.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

Rail replacement buses are in operation between Liverpool Lime Street and Crewe. Please speak to a member of staff for further 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.