Disruption between Liverpool Lime Street and Warrington Central expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Liverpool Lime Street and Warrington Central / Manchester Oxford Road / Manchester Piccadilly

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly / Doncaster / Cleethorpes

Description

A safety inspection of the track between Liverpool Lime Street and Warrington Central means that all lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled or delayed.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Northern customer advice:

How does this affect my journey?

Train services are unable to run between Liverpool Lime Street and Warrington Central in both directions and the following routes will be affected:

• Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street via Warrington Central

• Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Central

Services between Manchester Airport and Liverpool Lime Street are able to call at all stations as normal however may be affected by this disruption.

What should I do?

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

You can also travel on TransPennine Express services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Stations in both directions.

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.