Disruption between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport expected until 14:30 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly

CrossCountry between Bournemouth / Bristol Temple Meads and Manchester Piccadilly

East Midlands Railway between Norwich / Nottingham and Liverpool Lime Street

Northern between Stoke-on-Trent / Chester / Crewe / Alderley Edge / Buxton / Hazel Grove and Manchester Piccadilly

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes

Transport for Wales between Cardiff Central / Milford Haven / Pembroke Dock and Manchester Piccadilly

Description

A broken down train between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport means that some lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or diverted.

This is expected until 14:30.

Avanti West Coast customer advice:

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

Northern customer advice:

What's happened?

Services between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport are being disrupted due to a broken down train.

Network Rail staff are on site.

How does this affect my journey?

Fewer train services are able to run between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport (in both directions).

Services on the following routes may be affected by this disruption:

• Between Manchester Piccadilly and Alderley Edge / Crewe

• Between Manchester Piccadilly and Macclesfield / Stoke-on-Trent

• Between Manchester Piccadilly and Hazel Grove / Buxton

• Between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester

What should I do?

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

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.

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.