Buses replace trains between Marsden and Stalybridge: disruption is expected until 16:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Newcastle and Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Airport, between Saltburn / Redcar Central and Manchester Victoria, between York / Huddersfield and Manchester Victoria, between York / Huddersfield and Manchester Piccadilly, between Hull and Liverpool Lime Street, and also between Wakefield Kirkgate and Manchester Piccadilly

Description

The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Marsden and Stalybridge, as a result, all lines are blocked. Trains running between Huddersfield and Stalybridge may be cancelled, delayed, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 16:00.

Customer advice:

The emergency services are dealing with a fire in Standedge Tunnel, this is between Marsden and Stalybridge. Trains are currently unable to run between these locations in both directions. Staff are on-site.

Where possible trains will divert via the Calder Valley, trains that divert between Leeds and Manchester Victoria will NOT call at Huddersfield / Stalybridge.

Customers travelling from Manchester who require Huddersfield are advised where possible to Board TransPennine express services from Manchester Victoria and alight at Dewsbury and transfer to the Rail replacement services across to Huddersfield.

The following rail replacement transport will operate as follows:

• Dewsbury to Huddersfield departing at XX:15 every hour from 10:15 until 14:15

• Huddersfield to Dewsbury departing at XX:45 every hour from 09:45 until 14:45

• Stalybridge to Huddersfield calling at Mossley, Greenfield, Slaithwaite and Marsden departing at XX:00 every hour from 09:00 until 14:00

• Huddersfield to Manchester Piccadilly calling at Marsden, Slaithwaite, Greenfield, Mossley and Stalybridge departing at XX:00 every hour from 10:00 until 14:00

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

• Alternative TransPennine Express services between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield

• CrossCountry services between Leeds and Sheffield until 17:00

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

• LNER services between York and Doncaster until 17:00

• Metrolink services between Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly

• Northern services between Leeds / Huddersfield and Sheffield

Please be advised other operators are likely to be busy and customers may experience overcrowding on services.

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.