Lines reopened: disruption between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge expected until 11:30 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Southport and Stalybridge

TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport / Manchester Victoria and Leeds, and also between Liverpool Lime Street and Hull

Description

The emergency services have safely completed their work in dealing with an incident between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge, allowing all lines to reopen.

Whilst service recovers, trains running between these stations may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 25 minutes, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 11:30.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Northern customer advice:

How does this affect my journey?

Train services are now able to run between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge (in both directions).

Services between Southport and Stalybridge will be affected by this disruption.

Northern services between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale are not affected.

What should I do?

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

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on TransPennine Express services between Manchester Piccadilly and Stalybridge - these services are not affected by this disruption.

You can travel on Bee Network 180, 184, 216, 219, 230, 231, 237, 343, 350 and 356 bus services at no extra cost.

You can also travel on Manchester Metrolink tram services at no extra cost between Manchester City Centre and Ashton-under-Lyne.

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

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.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

The following routes will be subject to delays, short notice cancellations in both directions:

• Liverpool Lime Street to Hull

• Manchester Airport to Leeds

• Manchester Victoria to Leeds

Where possible TransPennine Express services will divert between Manchester Victoria and Leeds.

What should I do?

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following operators:

• Alternative TransPennine Express services:

  • between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road / Manchester Piccadilly

  • between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield

  • between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield

• CrossCountry services between Sheffield and Leeds

• Metrolink services between Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Airport

• Northern services:

  • between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road / Manchester Piccadilly

  • between Manchester Victoria and Leeds

  • between Sheffield and Leeds

  • between Huddersfield and Sheffield

Alternatively, the Bee network operates a free bus every 10 minutes between Manchester Victoria.

You may also use your ticket at no extra cost on the following bus services between Manchester, Ashton-under-Lyne and Stalybridge:

• Metroline routes 216, 219, 230, 231 and 237

• Stagecoach routes 180, 184 and 350

• Diamond routes 343 and 356

Ticket flexibility:

If your train is cancelled, you will be able to travel on an alternative service operated by any other participating train company, either two hours before or two hours after the original departure time of the cancelled service, in order to reach your destination.

If you decide not to travel or cannot complete your journey due to cancellations, you are entitled to a full refund from your original point of sale.

For further information and guidance please contact your train company or speak to a member of railway staff.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.