Disruption between Stalybridge and Huddersfield expected until 20:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Manchester Airport and Darlington / Redcar Central / Saltburn, between Liverpool Lime Street and Hull / Newcastle, between Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds / York, and also between Manchester Victoria and Scarborough / Newcastle

Description

The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Stalybridge and Huddersfield. Whilst they carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed. Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 20:00.

Customer advice:

Where possible trains will be diverted between Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Victoria and Mirfield.

Rail replacement transport will operate as follows:

• Manchester Piccadilly to Huddersfield every hour at XX:00, calling at Stalybridge, Mossley, Greenfield, Marsden and Slaithwaite

• Manchester Victoria to Huddersfield every hour at XX:05, calling at Stalybridge

From Huddersfield towards Manchester:

• Huddersfield to Manchester Piccadilly every hour at XX:00, calling at Slaithwaite, Marsden, Greenfield, Mossley and Stalybridge

You may use your ticket onboard the following services at no extra cost:

• Any alternative TransPennine Express service between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester / Sheffield / Doncaster / Leeds

• CrossCountry services between Sheffield and Leeds, and also between Leeds and Darlington / Newcastle

• East Midlands Railway services between Liverpool Lime Steet / Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield

• LNER services between York and Darlington / Newcastle / Edinburgh

• Metrolink Trams between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Piccadilly

• Northern services on the following routes:

  • Between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly

  • Between Manchester Victoria and Leeds

  • Between Sheffield and Leeds

  • Between Leeds and Hull

  • Between Darlington and Eaglescliffe / Redcar Central

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.