Leeds passengers warned of major delays and cancellations after serious rail incident
Train passengers in Leeds are experiencing major delays and cancellations following a serious incident where a person was struck by a train between Peterborough and London King's Cross
Train passengers in Leeds have been warned of delays and cancellations after a serious incident between Peterborough and London King's Cross.
According to National Rail, major disruption to services was caused by an incident earlier today (June 10) in which a person was struck by a train.
Emergency services have now completed their work at the scene, but major disruption is expected to continue until 5pm, affecting LNER and Northern services to and from Leeds.
LNER said trains running between King's Cross and Peterborough will be "cancelled, delayed or altered at short notice", with several services being held at stations to reduce congestion near the scene of the incident.
The train operator added: "We are working with the emergency services and Network Rail to get our services moving again as quickly as possible. Please check your entire journey using the planner below before you travel."
Passengers with LNER tickets can use their tickets on the following operators at no extra cost:
- Avanti West Coast between London Euston, Manchester and Glasgow Central/Edinburgh.
- TransPennine Express between Manchester, Leeds and York/Newcastle/Edinburgh.
- ScotRail between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley, and between Edinburgh and Aberdeen/Inverness.
- Northern via any reasonable route.
- East Midlands Railway (EMR) between London St Pancras, Leicester and Sheffield.
- CrossCountry between Sheffield, Doncaster/Leeds, York and Newcastle/Edinburgh.
- Great Northern and Thameslink between London King's Cross, Stevenage, Peterborough and Bedford.
- Grand Central between King's Cross and York.
- Lumo between King's Cross and Edinburgh.
Those travelling with Northern between Leeds and Manchester Victoria may also face minor disruption this afternoon due to emergency repairs to the railway.
The following stations may be affected:
Leeds, Bramley, New Pudsey, Bradford Interchange, Low Moor, Halifax, Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Rochdale, Manchester Victoria, Newton-le-Willows, Earlestown, Warrington Bank Quay, Runcorn East, Frodsham, Helsby and Chester.
Disruption on this route is expected to continue until the end of the day.