Operator: East Midlands Railway
Routes affected:East Midlands Railway between Norwich / Nottingham and Liverpool Lime Street
Northern between Sheffield and Liverpool Lime Street
TransPennine Express between Cleethorpes and Liverpool Lime Street
Twitter Hashtag:Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place between Hathersage and Chinley, closing some lines.
East Midlands Railway:
There will be an amended timetable on the Norwich to Liverpool Lime Street route, with trains running between Norwich and Sheffield. There will be a connecting rail replacement bus service running between Chesterfield and Stockport. Passengers travelling between Stockport and Liverpool Lime Street should use alternative services. Saturday: The 20:51 Liverpool Lime Street to Nottingham train will not run.
There is an additional train departing Nottingham at 21:45 to Sheffield arriving at 22:37.
Northern:
Buses will be provided between Sheffield and Chinley.
Edale will be served by a minibus shuttle service from / to Hope.
TransPennine Express:
Trains will run to an amended timetable between:
- Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield additionally calling at Stalybridge, Mossley, Greenfield, Marsden, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, Mirfield and Wakefield Kirkgate
- Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road
- Doncaster to Cleethorpes
On Saturday, the following services will not run:
- 05:08 Sheffield to Liverpool Lime Street
- 05:38 Doncaster to Liverpool Lime Street
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement bus travel advice:
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.
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