Engineering work is taking place between Manchester and Bolton, resulting in the closure of all lines.

Rail replacement buses will run between:

• Manchester and Bolton.
• Manchester Walkden.

Saturday

Services between Manchester Airport and Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere will run between Preston and Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere. Alternative services will be available between Manchester Airport and Preston.

Services between Manchester Airport and Preston via Wigan North Western will be extended to start / terminate at Blackpool North.

Services between Manchester and Blackpool North via Chorley will start / terminate at Bolton.

Services between Wigan North Western and Leeds will run between Manchester Victoria and Leeds.

Services between Kirkby and Blackburn will run between Manchester Victoria and Blackburn and between Walkden and Wigan North Wester / Kirkby.

Services between Alderley Edge and Southport will run between Alderley Edge and Manchester Oxford Road and between Bolton and Southport.

Services between Stalybridge and Southport will run between Stalybridge and Manchester Victoria and between Bolton and Southport.

Sunday

Services between Manchester Airport and Blackpool North will be diverted to run via Wigan North Western.

Services between Manchester Airport and Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere will be diverted to run to / from Bolton.

Services between Blackburn and Southport will run between Blackburn and Manchester Victoria and between Walkden and Southport.

Check before you travel:

These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.

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