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Train travel disruption

Looking for a guide to upcoming train travel disruption? You’re in the right place. We’ll tell you everything you need to know about widespread disruption and train company instructions not to travel.

Storm Éowyn

Service disruption is expected across the rail network on Friday 24 January. The MET office has issued warnings of high winds caused by Storm Éowyn. 

Here’s a run down what the train operators advise:

Avanti West Coast

Customers travelling north of Preston or on the North Wales route are strongly advised to check if the service is running before they travel.

Existing tickets on any Avanti West Coast service will be accepted via the same route from Thursday 23 January until the end of service on Sunday 26 January.

Or if you choose to abandon your journey as a result of the disruption, you can claim a fee free refund.

LNER

No trains are operating north of Newcastle in either direction from 11.00

Services north of York are subject to short-notice cancellation and significant delay. Alternative travel options are limited due to the nature of the weather.

Customers are advised not to travel to and from stations north of York

London Northwestern Railway

No services running between Crewe and Liverpool, although the line will be open and other services will operate on it.

Northern

Northern may cancel train services running across the whole network. Disruption is expected until the end of the day and in some cases up to 12:00 on Saturday 25 January.

You can travel using existing tickets on Northern services via the same route from Thursday 23 January until the end of service on Tuesday 28 January.

Or, you can choose to abandon your journey as a result of the disruption, you can claim a fee free refund.

Northern has issued a “do not travel” warning for the following services:

  • Oxenholme to Windermere (Windermere branch)
  • Barrow-Carlisle (Cumbrian Coast)
  • Settle-Carlisle
  • Barrow/Windermere-Manchester Airport
  • Carlisle-Barrow/Lancaster
  • Morecambe Heysham Port-Lancaster
  • Blackpool North to York (from Bradford to Blackpool)
  • Wigan to Leeds
  • Manchester Victoria to Leeds
  • Huddersfield-Sheffield (Penistone Line )
  • Hebden Bridge-Halifax (Calder Valley)
  • Leeds-Nottingham
  • Newcastle-Carlisle
  • Ashington-Newcastle (Northumberland line)

Scotrail

All ScotRail services are suspended. There will be no services in Scotland or on many routes in England, including these key ones:

  • Edinburgh/Glasgow – Preston
  • Edinburgh – Newcastle
  • Shrewsbury – Swansea (via Llandrindod Wells)
  • Carlisle – Newcastle
  • Burnley – Halifax (Blackpool North – York route)
  • Todmorden –  Halifax (Manchester – Leeds via Hebden Bridge route)
  • Huddersfield – Sheffield
  • Leeds – Sheffield (via Barnsley)
  • Windermere – Oxenholme
  • Carlisle – Barrow-in-Furness – Lancaster
  • Leeds – Carlisle via Settle

What else do you need to know? If you’d like to know about strike action on the railway you can check our dedicated page for details. For specific engineering works we recommend you check the website of the train operator you are travelling with.