** The lines have now reopened **
If you’ve not set off yet, don’t travel.
That’s the advice of LNER tonight (Friday) after a series of problems on the line.
The latest is a points failure at Church Fenton which means the line from York towards Leeds is blocked.
As a result, trains operating through these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or diverted.
Disruption is expected till 6.30pm.
The LNER website states: “We strongly advise you to avoid travelling if you can. Trains are running, but there is major disruption, and you may be heavily delayed and/or experience severe overcrowding.”
Other incidents today include:
- A fault on a train between Peterborough and London Kings Cross
- Earlier lineside fire between York and Darlington
- Earlier points failure at Darlington
- A train hitting an obstruction on the line between Northallerton and Middlesbrough.
