A broken rail in the Newton-le-Willows area is causing disruption to services running through this station. Services may be cancelled, revised or delayed by up to 30 minutes.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

Customer advice:

Northern

Northern have secured the following rail replacement transport. Please be aware that these vehicles are not accessible friendly. Should you require accessible transport speak to station staff or contact 0800 200 6060.

• 09:30 Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly, calling all stops to Rainhill then as required to Manchester Piccadilly (operated by Big Coach)
• 09:54 Lea Green to Manchester Piccadilly, calling all stops (operated by Oceans Travel)
• 09:30 Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool Lime Street, calling all stops to Earlestown then as required to Liverpool Lime Street (operated by Oceans Travel)
• 10:00 St Helens Junction to Liverpool Lime Street, calling all stops (operated by Red Rose)
• 10:15 Manchester Victoria to Chester, call all stops via Warrington Bank Quay (operated by Red Rose)

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.