Lines have reopened between Lancaster and Preston: major disruption is expected until 14:00 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and London Euston

Northern between Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere and Manchester Airport

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

Description

Following the emergency services dealing with an earlier incident between Lancaster and Preston, all lines have now reopened between these stations.

As service recovers, trains may still be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 90 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 14:00.

Customer advice:

Avanti West Coast

You may use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street via York

• LNER between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross

• Northern between Preston and Manchester Piccadilly

• ScotRail between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High / Bathgate

• TransPennine Express via any reasonable route

If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on the Avanti West Coast train immediately before, or immediately after the cancelled one.

A rail replacement shuttle service will operate between Lancaster and Preston, buses are currently en-route.

Northern

You may use your ticket on TransPennine Express services between Manchester Airport and Preston at no extra cost.

Rail replacement transport is in operation between Lancaster and Preston.

TransPennine Express

You may use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and Lancaster

• Northern between Preston and Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Airport

• ScotRail between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central

Rail replacement transport has been requested to run between Carlisle, Lancaster and Preston in both directions. You will be updated here once this is confirmed.

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 and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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.