Delays between Ely and Peterborough expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Stansted Airport and Birmingham New Street

East Midlands Railway between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street

Greater Anglia between Ipswich and Peterborough

Description

A fault with the signalling system between March and Whittlesea means the line towards Peterborough is disrupted.

As a result, trains running between Ely and Peterborough may be delayed by up to 20 minutes.

Disruption is expected to continue until 15:00.

Additional information:

Services are having to run at a much reduced, safer speed between Ely and Peterborough. Network Rail engineers are on site in order to investigate and fix the fault as quickly as possible.

East Midlands Railway customer advice:

East Midlands Railway are currently looking at alternative arrangements to keep you on the move. Please remember that this can take time and be assured that their team are working tirelessly to arrange this as quickly as possible for you.

Nottingham - Sheffield

You may use your ticket at no extra cost on East Midlands Railway or Northern services between Nottingham and Derby, and between Derby and Sheffield.

Chesterfield - Sheffield

You may use your ticket at no extra cost on CrossCountry between Chesterfield and Sheffield. Customers at Sheffield may use the next available TransPennine Express or Northern services towards Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street, also at no additional cost.

Greater Anglia customer advice:

Advance purchase tickets holders will be allowed to travel on earlier or later trains if their booked service is cancelled.

Specific train service alterations and live departure boards are available to help plan your journey.

You can check your next train and alternative options using the live map.

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.