A person has been hit by a train between Manchester Oxford Road and Warrington Central. Whilst the emergency services carry out their work, all lines between these stations are closed.

Trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or diverted until approximately 09:00.

If you've been affected by what happened on the network today, there is always someone to talk to. You can contact the Samaritans on 116 123 from any phone for a confidential chat.

Customer advice:

East Midlands Railway

To assist with your journey, you may use your ticket on the following services:

• TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffiled
• Northern services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield
• Northern between Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester Victoria

They have relaxed some of our usual ticket restrictions. If you hold an ‘Advance Ticket’ which is usually valid on a specific train you may use it to travel on any of their trains on this route.

Northern

To assist with your journey, you may use your ticket on alternative Northern services between Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool via any reasonable route.

Ticket restrictions have been lifted during this disruption.

Road transport has been requested to run between Manchester Oxford Road and Warrington Central. Further details will be provided once this has been confirmed.

TransPennine Express

Trains will divert between Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street where possible and will not call at Urmston, Irlam, Birchwood, Warrington Central and Liverpool South Parkway.

To assist with your journey, you may use your ticket on the following services:

• East Midlands Railway services between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield
• Northern services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield
• Alternative TransPennine Express services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria
• Metrolink services between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria

Road replacement transport has been requested to operate from Liverpool Lime Street calling at all intermediate stations to Manchester Piccadilly in both directions. Please see station staff for pick up points.

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.

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.