Trains into major London station cancelled or delayed during rush hour
Passengers have been hit by rush hour travel chaos after a train line into London Euston was closed.
Trains into London Euston have been cancelled or delayed today during peak rush hour travel.
Major disruption is expected until 12 noon after a safety inspection near Crewe shut the tracks.
The inspection of a track in Crewe blocked all lines on the route, National Rail warned.
The lines have now reopened, but service may still be cancelled, delayed up to 60 minutes or revised while trains cope with the impact.
Routes affected by disruption
Here are all the affected lines.
-Avanti West Coast between Glasgow Central / Edinburgh / Holyhead and Birmingham New Street, between Glasgow Central and Wolverhampton, between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Lancaster / Blackpool North / Manchester Piccadilly / Liverpool Lime Street / Chester / Holyhead / Crewe and London Euston, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe
-CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street / Bournemouth
-East Midlands Railway between Newark Castle / Nottingham and Crewe
-London Northwestern Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Crewe / Birmingham International, between Crewe and Stafford / Birmingham New Street / Northampton / London Euston
-Northern between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe
-Transport for Wales between Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff Central / Swansea / Carmarthen, between Holyhead / Chester and Crewe and also between Crewe and Shrewsbury / Birmingham International
Passengers could be entitled to compensation if the journeys are delayed, so it is worth keeping hold of your ticket and making note of the journey times.
Most train companies and Trainline have a section on their website about how to seek compensation.
To check your journey is going ahead, use the National Rail’s journey planner.
Have you been affected by the disruption? Please email noora.mykkanen@metro.co.uk.
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