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Emergency incident as Manchester Piccadilly issue travel warning

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Emergency incident as Manchester Piccadilly issue travel warning

Travellers are being warned of a morning of disruption with no trains running between Manchester and London. An ’emergency incident’ is affecting services between the two major cities this morning (June 5).

Details about the nature of the incident are yet to be confirmed. However, it means there are no services running between Piccadilly station and London Euston at the moment.

A post on X from Manchester Piccadilly says: “Travel Warning. Due to an emergency incident there are no mainline services between #Piccadilly and #Euston this morning.

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“Ticket acceptance & travel advice is on @nationalrailenq site. Check this info before travelling.”

Further information is yet to be confirmed. Emergency services have been approached for comment. Updates will be posted below when they are available.

This is a live event. Follow the latest updates below.


07:41Stephen Topping

Alternative routes

National Rail says Avanti West Coast ticket holders for services between Manchester and London can use their tickets on the following services at no extra cost:

  • Chiltern Railways between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone

  • CrossCountry via any reasonable route

  • East Midlands Railway between Derby and London St Pancras International

  • LNER via any reasonable route

  • London Northwestern Railway via any reasonable route

  • West Midlands Railway via any reasonable route

07:34Key Event

‘Lines closed’

Passengers are being told that railway lines are ‘closed’ heading between Manchester and London due to the ongoing incident.

07:31Stephen Topping

No services to London

An emergency incident is affecting rail passengers between Manchester and London this morning.

Manchester Piccadilly says there are no services running to and from London Euston currently because of the incident.

National Rail says emergency services are at the scene of an incident in the Watford area, north of London.

Disruption is expected until at least 9am.

Further details will be posted in this blog as soon as updates are available.

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