Northern is advising customers not to travel on routes in the North West on Christmas Eve due to limited train crew availability.
Services across the region will finish earlier than usual at around 16:00 and some routes will see no services operating.
Customer are advised not to travel on the following routes:
- Morecambe/Heysham – Lancaster
- Blackpool South – Colne
- Wigan – Stalybridge
- Clitheroe – Manchester Victoria
- Manchester Victoria – Chester
- Manchester Piccadilly – Chester (Via Altrincham)
- Manchester Piccadilly - Crewe
Craig Harrop, regional director at Northern, said: “Unfortunately, customers travelling on Christmas Eve should expect disruption and we are sorry for th
“This is due to limited train crew availability in some areas. We strongly advise customers not to travel in the North West on these routes.”
“Ticket restrictions have been lifted, on Northern services, for customers to use tickets dated 24 Decon the 22 and 23 December.”
More details about Christmas disruption can be found at https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/christmas-engineering
In addition, rail timetables across the North of England changed on Sunday 10 December in line with the rest of the National Rail network.
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