Yorkshire lightning strike train delays: Which lines are affected and where your tickets are valid
Travel advice for Leeds & Sheffield
Disruption is expected until 15:30.
There is also disruption in the Doncaster area.
Advice for Northern customers:
Northern advise customers not to travel at this time in the Yorkshire area due to severe infrastructure failure caused by lightning strikes.
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Hide AdThe only services Northern are able to operate at this time in the affected area are:
Sheffield to Lincoln
Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
Hull to Scarborough
All other routes are blocked in the Yorkshire area at this time.
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Hide AdUnfortunately we are unable to provide road transport due to the scale of the disruption.
Alternative travel advice for CrossCountry customers:
You may use your ticket with the following operators:
Virgin Trains between Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central in both directions
TransPennine Express via any reasonable route until further notice
Northern via any reasonable route until further notice
London North Eastern Railway via any reasonable route until further notice
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Hide AdTicket restrictions for today have been lifted. Passengers who hold tickets dated for travel today may travel tomorrow if preferred.
Alternative travel advice for London North Eastern Railway customers:
You may use your ticket on CrossCountry services via any reasonable route.
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Hide AdAlternative travel advice for TransPennine Express customers:
You may use your ticket with the following operators: