Lines reopened: disruption between Doncaster and Goole / Scunthorpe expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Doncaster and Scunthorpe

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes

Description

All lines have now opened following an earlier points failure between Doncaster and Goole / Scunthorpe. As service recovers, trains running between these stations may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes or revised to terminate at a different station on their route.

Disruption is expected until 15:00.

Northern customer advice:

Train services are now able to run between Doncaster, Goole and Hull and Doncaster and Scunthorpe (in both directions), but will still be subject to delays and cancellations while the service is fully restored.

Northern services between Doncaster and Hull via Selby are not affected.

Northern services between Doncaster and Leeds are not affected.

What should I do?

You can travel on the next Northern service to your destination, where available.

You can also travel on TransPennine Express services at no extra cost between Doncaster and Scunthorpe.

Please note that other train operators may also be affected by disruption – please check your whole journey before travelling.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

You should continue to travel as planned; however, your journey may be delayed.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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.