Lines reopened between Preston and Blackpool North / Blackpool South: disruption expected until 14:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Leeds / Manchester Airport / Liverpool Lime Street and Blackpool North, and between Preston and Blackpool South

Description

All lines have reopened between Preston and Blackpool North / Blackpool South following the emergency services dealing with an incident earlier today.

Trains running between these stations may still be delayed by up to 60 minutes, cancelled or revised whilst service recovers.

This is expected until 14:00.

A visual disruption map video is now available.

Customer advice:

Train services will not call at Kirkham & Wesham in both directions until further notice.

Northern tickets may be used at no additional costs on the following services:

• Avanti West Coast services between Preston and Wigan North Western in both directions until 13:00

• Blackpool Transport services between Blackpool and Lytham until further notice

Northern train ticket restrictions have been lifted in the affected areas, including advance and peak restrictions, during this disruption. Restrictions will be reinstated once the disruption ends.

Rail replacement transport (operated by S Line) has been organised to run as follows:

• 12:00 from Preston to Kirkham & Wesham and Poulton-Le-Fylde

• 12:00 Preston to Kirkham & Wesham and Moss Side

• 12:15 from Blackpool North calling at stations to Preston (operated by Bestway)

• 13:00 from Poulton-Le-Fylde to Kirkham & Wesham and Preston

• 13:00 from Moss side to Kirkham & Wesham and Preston

• 14:00 from Preston to Kirkham & Wesham and Poulton-Le-Fylde

• 14:00 from Preston to Kirkham & Wesham and Moss Side

Please check station information posters for the location of the bus pick up points and be advised that bicycles, e-bikes and dogs (excluding service dogs) are not permitted on replacement road transport. Please note, journey times will be extended by up to 60 minutes when using road replacement transport.

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.