A safety inspection of the track at Carstairs means trains between Carlisle and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh may be delayed by up to 30 minutes or cancelled.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

Alternative travel advice

Avanti West Coast

Tickets will be accepted on the following routes:

• LNER between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross
• CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street
• ScotRail between Glasgow Central / Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh
• TransPennine Express via any reasonable route
• Northern between Carlisle and Newcastle

TransPennine Express

Tickets will be accepted on the following routes:

• Northern services between Manchester Airport / Liverpool Lime street and Preston, and also between Carlisle and Newcastle
• Avanti West Coast between Preston/ Glasgow Central and Edinburgh (when the line reopens)
• TransPennine Express services between Edinburgh and Newcastle, and also between Newcastle, Manchester and Liverpool Lime Street.
• LNER between Edinburgh and York
• CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Leeds

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.