Lines reopened: major disruption between Sheffield and Chesterfield / Stockport expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Bristol Temple Meads / Plymouth / Penzance, between Glasgow Central / Newcastle and Plymouth, and between Newcastle and Birmingham New Street, and also between York and Reading

East Midlands Railway between Sheffield and Derby / London St Pancras International, and between Norwich / Nottingham and Liverpool Lime Street, and also between Nottingham and Manchester Piccadilly

Northern between Leeds and Nottingham, and also between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly

TransPennine Express between Cleethorpes and Liverpool Lime Street

Description

All lines have now reopened following an earlier fault with the signalling system in the Dore & Totley area. Trains running between Sheffield and Chesterfield / Stockport may continue to be cancelled, revised, severely delayed by up to 120 minutes or diverted.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

A visual disruption map video is now available

CrossCountry customer advice:

Trains between Sheffield and Chesterfield will be diverted where possible.

To help you complete your journey, you can use the following services, at no extra cost:

• The two CrossCountry services operating before and after your cancelled service

• East Midlands Railway between Sheffield and Derby

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.

Any seat reservations will not be carried over to another train, but Coach B, H and L are unreserved coaches on CrossCountry services (where available) so please head to them. You can view the formation of CrossCountry trains.

East Midlands Railway customer advice:

Trains can not run through the area between Sheffield and Chesterfield in both directions.

Sheffield / London St Pancras International - services will be diverted where possible. Alternatively, these services will start and terminate at Derby.

Liverpool Lime Street / Nottingham / Norwich - services will start and terminate at Nottingham.

You should continue to travel as originally planned however your journey may be delayed by 60 minutes.

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost to travel via the following alternative routes:

Sheffield - Manchester - Liverpool Lime Street

You may use your ticket to travel between Sheffield and Manchester / Liverpool, via Leeds. You can use your ticket on TransPennine Express services between Leeds and Manchester / Liverpool, and Northern or CrossCountry services between Leeds and Sheffield. This will extend your journey by approximately 75 minutes.

Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester - Nottingham

You may use your ticket to travel between Nottingham and Manchester / Liverpool via Crewe. You can use your ticket on Avanti West Coast services between Stoke-on-Trent / Crewe and Liverpool / Manchester and London Northwestern Railway Railway services between Stoke-on-Trent / Crewe and Liverpool where you can board East Midlands Railway services towards Nottingham. This will extend your journey by approximately 30 minutes.

If you were due to travel on the cancelled 21:37 Liverpool Lime Street to Nottingham service, the following bus replacements will be available instead:

• 22:15 Liverpool Lime Street to Nottingham calling at Liverpool South Parkway, Widnes, Warrington Central, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Sheffield, Chesterfield and Nottingham

• 23:00 Manchester Piccadilly to Nottingham calling at Stockport, Sheffield, Chesterfield and Nottingham

• 22:35 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield calling at Stockport, Chinley, Edale, Hope, Bamford, Hathersage, Grindleford, Dore and Sheffield

Stockport - Manchester

You may use your tickets on CrossCountry services between Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly.

Sheffield - Nottingham

You may use your ticket on East Midlands Railway or CrossCountry services between Nottingham and Derby, and also between Derby and Sheffield. Rail replacement services are in operation between these stations to support. Rail replacement buses are expected to arrive at Sheffield and Nottingham calling at Langley Mill, Alfreton and Chesterfield (in both directions). Please speak to station staff for the timings of these services.

Travelling to London

You may use your ticket on LNER or CrossCountry services to Doncaster where you can change for a train to London Kings Cross.

You may use your ticket on Avanti West Coast services between London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street.

Travelling to Peterborough, Ely and Norwich

You may travel from Leeds to Manchester / Liverpool Lime Street using TransPennine Express services and change at Leeds for LNER services to Peterborough. You may also travel via Birmingham to Ely using CrossCountry services. This route is likely to extend your journey time by up to 60 minutes.

If travelling further east, you may use Greater Anglia trains between Ely and Norwich. You can also use Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Norwich, and at no extra cost on the London Underground.

All of these options are available in both directions.

Additional transport options:

Metrolink can be used with your rail ticket at no extra cost.

If you hold an ‘advance ticket’ which is usually valid on a specific train you may use it to travel on any of our trains on this route.

As it is late in the day, the number of connecting trains are limited. If you have already started your journey East Midlands Railway will make every effort to get you to your destination by rail. If not, they will make alternative arrangements for you. Please speak to a member of the team if you are concerned about your connecting journey. Please plan your journey in advance.

If you have a ticket dated for travel today (Thursday 16 October) and decide not to travel, you may use your ticket to travel tomorrow (Friday 17 October) instead.

If you need advice on how to complete your journey please speak to a member of station staff, use the help points or you can contact East Midlands Railway on X (formerly Twitter) @EastMidRailway or on Facebook (East Midlands Railway). You can also call the team on 03457125 678 option 4.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

If your train is cancelled or delayed, you may wish to postpone your journey until trains are running again or until alternative travel options are available.

Limited rail replacement transport has been requested to run between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly. Please note that journey times may be extended by 90 minutes whilst travelling by rail replacement transport.

To help you complete your journey, you can use the following services at no extra cost:

• Alternative TransPennine Express services between Cleethorpes and Liverpool Lime Street, and between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield, and also Manchester Victoria and Leeds

• Avanti West Coast between Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly

• Northern and East Midlands Railway between Sheffield and Liverpool Lime Street

• LNER services between Leeds and Doncaster

• TransPennine Express and Northern services between Leeds and Manchester Victoria

• Manchester Metrolink services between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria
  

Due to reduced availability, limited rail replacement transport has been requested to run between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield, in both directions.

Please note other train operators may also have disruption today.

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.