Lines reopened: disruption at Wakefield Westgate expected until 16:30 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Sheffield / Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads, between Aberdeen / Dundee / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh / Newcastle / York / Leeds and Plymouth, and also between Edinburgh and Penzance

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

Description

Lines have reopened now the police have attended an incident at Wakefield Westgate. Trains through this station may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised whilst service recovers.

Disruption is expected until 16:30.

Northern services are no longer affected by this disruption.

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 drop-off 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.