A safety inspection of the track between New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly is causing disruption to journeys between these stations.
As a result, trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes.
We anticipate disruption will continue until the end of the day
Effect on service:
Train services are unable to run between New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly.
Services from Sheffield will be diverted via Stockport and will not call at New Mills Central, Strines, Marple, Romiley, Bredbury, Brinnington and Reddish North.
Services between New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly will be revised to terminate at / start back from Marple.
Alternative travel advice:
Customers at New Mills Central, Strines, Marple, Romiley, Bredbury, Brinnington and Reddish North are advised to travel into Manchester Piccadilly, and then travel back towards New Mills Central.
Rail replacement transport has been requested to run between New Mills Central and Manchester Piccadilly. You will be updated here once this is confirmed.
Additional information:
Network Rail staff are on site.
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 information, please use this page.
You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.
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.