A points failure between Liverpool Lime Street and Lea Green means that all lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations will be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes.
Disruption is expected until 20:45.
Northern customer advice
Effect on service:
Network Rail are due on site at 19:00 to attempt to rectify the issue.
First services affected:
18:13 Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western - will return to Liverpool Lime Street and be cancelled.
TransPennine customer advice
Trains may be diverted between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria.
Lea Green and Newton-Le-Willows will not be served.
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.