Lines reopened: major disruption to / from Manchester Piccadilly expected until the end of the day
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Last updated
07 Sep 2024 at 23:09
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly
CrossCountry between Bournemouth / Bristol Temple Meads and Manchester Piccadilly
East Midlands Railway between Norwich / Nottingham and Liverpool Lime Street
Northern between Stoke-on-Trent / Crewe / Buxton / Chester / Hazel Grove / Sheffield / Rose Hill Marple and Manchester Piccadilly, between Manchester Airport and Liverpool Lime Street / Blackpool North / Ulverston / Windermere, and also between Manchester Airport and Hadfield
TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport and York / Saltburn / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh, between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleehorpes, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield / Leeds / Hull / Scarborough
Transport for Wales between Llandudno / Chester / Bangor and Manchester Airport, and between Shrewsbury and Manchester Piccadilly
Description
Lines have reopened following a trespass incident at Manchester Piccadilly. As service recovers, trains running to / from this station may still be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised.
Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Customer advice:
Avanti West Coast
You may use your ticket onboard the following services at no extra cost:
CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly
East Midlands Railway services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly, and between London St Pancras International and Sheffield
Northern between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly
TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly
West Midlands Railway between London Euston and Nuneaton
TransPennine Express
You may use your ticket onboard Northern services via any reasonable route at no additional cost.
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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.