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.