A points failure at Salford Crescent means that some lines are blocked. Services between Manchester and Wigan Wallgate / Bolton may be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or revised. Disruption is expected until 17:15.

Northern customer advice:

You may use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services:

• Northern, TransPennine Express or LNER services via any reasonable route

Trains are currently unable to run between Salford Crescent - Manchester Oxford Road in this direction only.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on the following services:

• Alternative TransPennine Express services between Manchester Oxford Road and Preston
• Northern services between Manchester Oxford road and Preston

To help you complete your journey, rail replacement transport has been requested to run between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston, calling at Bolton.

Please see station information posters for the location of rail replacement pick up points and be advised that journey times may be extended by 90 minutes whilst travelling by rail replacement transport.

Please note that other train operators may also be experiencing disruption today.

Please allow extra time for your journey and check before you travel.

Additional information:

Network Rail are aware of the fault and engineers have arrived on site.

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.