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27/11/2024

The police are dealing with an incident in the Motherwell area. As a result, trains through this station may be delayed by up to 30 minutes, cancelled, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 12:00.

Advice for Avanti West Coast customers:

You can use your ticket, at no extra cost, on TransPennine Express services between Glasgow Central and Preston.

Advice for ScotRail customers:

You can use your ticket, at no extra cost, on the following services:

  • JMB Travel route 41: Motherwell - Shieldmuir - Wishaw - Carluke - Lanark
  • Alternative ScotRail services via any reasonable route

The following rail replacement transport has been confirmed:

  • A coach, at Motherwell provided by Photoflash at approximately 08:20
  • A coach, at Lanark provided by Photoflash at approximately 08:00

Advice for TransPennine Express customers:

You can use your ticket, at no extra cost, on the following services:

  • Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and Preston
  • Northern between Preston and Manchester Airport
  • ScotRail between Glasgow stations and Edinburgh

Rail replacement transport has been requested between Glasgow and Carlisle via Motherwell. Please be advised that this will be limited and journey times will be extended by up to 90 minutes.

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.

Affected operators
Avanti West Coast, ScotRail, TransPennine Express
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Last updated: 30/10/24 - 08:35