Disruption through Runcorn expected until 17:45 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Liverpool Lime Street and London Euston

London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street

Transport for Wales between Liverpool Lime Street and Chester

Description

A speed restriction over a defective track at Runcorn means some lines are blocked. As a result, trains through this station may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or diverted via an alternative route.

This is expected until 17:45.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

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:

Your ticket can be used on the following alternative routes to help you complete your journey at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast services between Liverpool Lime Street and Crewe

Transport for Wales customer advice:

Your ticket can be used on the following alternative routes to help you complete your journey at no extra cost:

• Merseyrail service between Liverpool Lime Street and Chester

These arrangements are in place on services until 17:00.

Services from other operators and on other parts of the network may also be disrupted.

If you decide to travel from a different station due to this disruption and need to return to that station later, you will also be able to use your existing ticket to do this at no extra cost.

Check services running in the area using the Transport for Wales Live Map.

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.