Lines reopened between Crewe / Chester and Liverpool Lime Street: major disruption expected until 18:40 

Route(s) affected

between Crewe / Chester and Liverpool Lime Street

Description

Lines have reopened in the Runcorn area following an earlier safety inspection of the track. However, as service recovers, trains running between Crewe / Chester and Liverpool Lime Street may still be delayed by up to 30 minutes, cancelled or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 18:40.

A visual disruption map video is available.

London Northwestern Railway customer advice:

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

• Avanti West Coast between Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street

• Merseyrail services between Liverpool South Parkway and Liverpool Lime Street

• Northern services between Liverpool South Parkway and Liverpool Lime Street

Rail replacement transport is shuttling between Crewe and Liverpool South Parkway in both directions.

Transport for Wales customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on Merseyrail services between Chester and Liverpool Lime Street, and between Liverpool South Parkway and Liverpool Lime Street in both directions until further notice.

Rail replacement transport is shuttling between Chester and Liverpool South Parkway in both directions.

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.