Further disruption is expected this weekend
More than 200 trains were cancelled in two days after overhead lines became damaged at Manchester Piccadilly. It’s understood the wire became ‘tangled’ with a pantograph when an Avanti West Coast service pulled into the station at 11.20am on Thursday (April 16).
Complex repair works have since been taking place, with railway lines due to close for 12 hours from 11pm tonight (Saturday) to complete them. Passengers are being warned to expect continuing disruption at the station this weekend.
Although most services are running as normal today, several have been cancelled, with further cancellations expected. Avanti West Coast is running only one train per hour between Manchester and London, while Northern is running a revised timetable.
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Network Rail has apologised for the disruption caused by damage to the overhead line, which carries 25,000 volts of electricity to power trains and is a critical part of the infrastructure. Passengers are being urged to check the latest situation for their service before travelling.
Below is a list of services which have been cancelled at Piccadilly so far today, with details currently available up to 10.30am. The list will be updated throughout the day.
Cancelled departures at Manchester Piccadilly on Saturday, April 18:
- 08:14 London Euston: Cancelled
- 08:34 London Euston: Cancelled
- 08:38 Alderley Edge: Cancelled
- 08:46 Stoke-on-Trent: Cancelled
- 08:54 London Euston: Cancelled
- 09:14 London Euston: Cancelled
- 09:38 Alderley Edge: Cancelled
- 09:46 Stoke-on-Trent: Cancelled
- 09:54 London Euston: Cancelled
- 10:14 London Euston: Cancelled
- 10:20 Hazel Grove: Cancelled
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