Commuter chaos hits north-west after Manchester-Liverpool train line shut

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Commuters on their way to work have been warned of major disruption on train journeys between Liverpool and Manchester due to a points failure.

The failure at Earlestown is affecting services between Liverpool Lime Street, Warrington Bank Quay and Manchester on Wednesday morning, 15 October.

National Rail said that trains may be cancelled or revised on these lines, with major disruption expected until 9am.

Routes affected include Northern services between Chester and Leeds, and between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Airport, also between Chester/Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria.

TransPennine Express services are also affected between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle/Stalybridge.

Transport for Wales services have also been disrupted between Chester/Holyhead /Llandudno and Manchester Airport.

This is a breaking news story.

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