Major disruption between between Leeds / Wakefield Kirkgate and Huddersfield / Brighouse expected until 15:00  

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross

Northern between Leeds and Wigan Wallgate

TransPennine Express between Hull and Manchester Piccadilly, between Saltburn and Manchester Airport, and also between Newcastle and Liverpool Lime Street

Description

All lines have reopened in the Dewsbury area following the emergency services dealing with an incident in the Dewsbury area. This is impacting trains between Leeds and Huddersfield / Brighouse, and between Wakefield Kirkgate and Brighouse.

Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or diverted where possible.

Major disruption is expected until 15:00

TransPennine Express Customer Advice

Where possible, services will be diverted. Replacement road transport has been requested to run at York, Leeds and Huddersfield. Customers are advised to speak to station staff for further information.

Customers can use their tickets on the following services:

• CrossCountry between Newcastle and York

• East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield via Manchester Piccadilly in both directions

• Northern between Manchester and Leeds via Hebden Bridge and Bradford Interchange in both directions. (Please note Northern services are affected by this disruption and are likely to be busy)

• Northern between Manchester Piccadilly / Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street

• Northern between Leeds and Sheffield

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 information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

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.