Passengers are facing misery on a busy railway line into Manchester following a points failure.
Services are being cancelled and delayed this morning (April 1) due to a points failure in Chelford, east Cheshire.
The issue is affecting Northern, Avanti West Coast and Transport for Wales services.
According to the Inrix traffic monitoring system, there are cancellations to Northern services between Alderley Edge and Crewe, and Transport for Wales services between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly.
A spokesperson for National Rail said: "A points failure at Chelford means trains between Crewe and Wilmslow may be delayed by up to 30 minutes, cancelled or revised. Disruption is expected until 12:00."
Network Rail says engineers will be on the scene to resolve the issue 'shortly'.
Affected ticket holders are currently able to use their tickets on a number of alternative services.
The incident was resolved by 1pm.
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Key Events
Trains affected
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Incident cleared
Services have now resumed as normal, National Rail says.
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Disruption to 1pm
National Rail says delays are now likely to continue to 1pm.
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Lines reopen
All lines have now reopened, but delays remain in the area.
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Engineers on site
National Rail says engineers are on site to rectify the issue.
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Northern disruption
Northern services are among the worst affected by the issue.
A National Rail spokesperson said:
"Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport services are running as normal in both directions stopping additionally at Goostrey and Chelford.
"Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly via Manchester Airport services are terminating and starting at Alderley Edge in both directions.
"A reduced service will run between Crewe and Alderley Edge.
"Customers travelling between Crewe and Manchester Airport in both directions are advised to depart at Wilmslow for connecting services.
"Tickets will be accepted at no extra cost with Avanti West Coast and Transport for Wales between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly."
KEY EVENT
Trains affected
The following services are facing cancellations or delays as a result of the issue:
- Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly
- Northern between Alderley Edge and Manchester Piccadilly
- Northern between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly
- Transport for Wales between Cardiff Central and Manchester Piccadilly
Transport for Wales between Carmarthen and Manchester Piccadilly
Transport for Wales between Milford Haven and Manchester Piccadilly
- Transport for Wales between Pembroke Dock and Manchester Piccadilly
- Transport for Wales between Swansea and Manchester Piccadilly
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Trains cancelled
Rail services are being cancelled and delayed this morning due to a points failure in Cheshire.
Trains for Manchester Piccadilly are among those being cancelled as a result of the issue.
National Rail says engineers are on their way to fix the problem in Chelford, near Macclesfield.
Northern, Avanti West Coast and Transport for Wales services have all been affected by the problem.
Updates will be posted in this blog.
