Lines reopened: Disruption to / from Manchester Oxford Road expected until 15:45 

Route(s) affected

East Midlands Rialway between Liverpool Lime Street and Nottingham / Norwich

Northern between Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere / Blackpool North / Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport, and also between Southport / Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road

TransPennine Express between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Saltburn and Manchester Airport, and also between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes

Transport for Wales Llandudno and Manchester Airport

Description

Following an object being caught on the overhead wires at Deangate means all lines have reopened. As service recovers, trains may still be delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 15:45.

Northern Customer Advice:

You can use your ticket on:

• Manchester Metrolink Trams services between Manchester Stations - Manchester Airport

• TransPennine Express between Manchester Stations and Manchester Airport

• Transport for Wales between Manchester Stations and Manchester Airport

TransPennine Express Customer Advice:

• Alternative TransPennine Express services between Edinburgh / Newcastle / York and Manchester

• Avanti West Coast services between Preston and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

• CrossCountry services between Leeds and Edinburgh

• LNER services between York and Edinburgh

• Manchester Metrolink between Manchester Airport and Manchester stations

• Northern between Manchester Airport and Preston

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.