The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Doncaster and Gainsborough Lea Road. Whilst they carry out their work all lines are closed. Trains between Doncaster and Lincoln Central will be cancelled.

This is expected until 11:30.

Customer advice:

How does this affect my train?

Trains will be unable to run between Doncaster and Lincoln Central in both directions. Trains will start from Lincoln Central and trains from Peterborough will terminate at Lincoln Central. At present it is expecting the line to reopen in the next 2 hours. As soon as the line is open again, the priority will be to get trains running to their advertised times again. We expect that the advertised timetable to resume on the affected routes by 11:30.

How do I get where I need to be?

If you are travelling to Doncaster from Lincoln Central, you are able to use your tickets to travel via Newark Northgate to transfer onto a LNER service from Newark Northgate to Doncaster. If you are travelling to Lincoln Central from Doncaster, you are able to use your tickets on the 09:56 LNER service and change at Newark Northgate for Lincoln Central. This will add up to 45 minutes to your journey time. We have arranged the following rail replacement buses to run:

• 10:30 Lincoln Central to Doncaster
• 10:30 Doncaster to Lincoln Central

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. Using rail replacement transport will add up to 60 minutes to your journey time.

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.