Emergency services are dealing with an incident between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield / Crewe. So they can safely complete their work, all lines are closed.
Trains between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield / Crewe may be cancelled, delayed or revised until at least 19:30.
Advice for Avanti West Coast customers:
Trains may divert via Crewe, not calling at Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield.
Advice for CrossCountry customers:
Trains may divert via Crewe, not calling at Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield.
You may use your ticket on Northern services between Macclesfield and Manchester Piccadilly.
Advice for East Midlands Railway customers:
Trains are unable to run between Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe.
You may use your ticket on London Northwestern Railway services between Birmingham New Street / Tamworth and Crewe and on CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Nottingham.
Advice for London Northwestern Railway customers:
Where possible, trains will divert between Stafford and Crewe, not calling at Stone, Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove and Alsager.
Advice for Northern customers:
Trains are unable to run between Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield. Replacement buses have been requested to run between these stations but there is no estimate as to when they will be in place.
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You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner
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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.
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