Lines reopened: disruption at Leeds expected until 16:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Aberdeen / Edinburgh and Plymouth, and also between Edinburgh and Cardiff Central

LNER between Harrogate / Bradford Forster Square / Leeds and London Kings Cross

Northern between Carlisle and Leeds / York / Morecambe / Ilkley / Skipton / Horsforth / Bradford Forster Square and Leeds, between York and Blackpool North, between Leeds and Bradford Interchange / Knottingley / Wigan Wallgate / Doncaster / Manchester Victoria / Chester / Sheffield / Lincoln / Nottingham, and also between Hull and Halifax

TransPennine Express between Newcastle / Hull and Liverpool Lime Street, between Redcar Central and Manchester Airport, between Scarborough and Manchester Victoria, and also between Leeds and Manchester Piccadilly

Description

All lines have now reopened following an earlier fault on a train at Leeds. Trains running to / from and through this station may continue to be cancelled, delayed by up to 50 minutes, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 16:00.

LNER customer advice:

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

• CrossCountry between York and Doncaster / Sheffield

• East Midlands Railway between Sheffield and London St Pancras International

• Northern between York and Leeds / Doncaster / Sheffield

• TransPennine Express between York and Leeds

Customers traveling from Leeds to London Kings Cross may travel with TransPennine Express or Northern to York and change for LNER services to London Kings Cross.

Northern customer advice:

Leeds to Doncaster services will be delayed or cancelled.

Leeds to Sheffield via Moorthorpe will divert via Wakefield Kirkgate and not call at Outwood.

Leeds to Manchester via Halifax services will divert via Dewsbury and not call at Bramley (West Yorkshire), New Pudsey, Bradford Interchange and Halifax or be cancelled.

Customers travelling to Bradford can use Bradford Foster Square.

You can use your ticket on TransPennine Express services via any reasonable route at no extra cost.

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.

If the train you have a ticket for is cancelled, you can travel on any LNER, Northern or TransPennine Express service within 2 hours before or after your cancelled service was due to depart.

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.