A road vehicle colliding with a bridge at Bootle Oriel Road is causing disruption to trains running between Southport and Hunts Cross. As a result, services may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or terminated / started back at Bootle New Strand.
Disruption is expected until 15:30.
Customer Advice:
Rail replacement buses have been organised to run between Bootle New Strand and Sandhills, and also between Moorfields and Hunts Cross. These are expected to start at approximately 14:45.
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.
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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.