Updated: ‘All lines closed’ Person has died after being hit by train on Lancashire railway

All lines have been closed due to the incident between Bolton and Preston at around 1pm. Emergency services are on scene dealing with the incident in the Chorley area.

Routes effected include:

• Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Glasgow Central
• Northern between Manchester Airport and Blackpool North / Windermere / Barrow-in-Furness
• TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh

National Rail say trains running between Manchester Piccadilly / Victoria and Preston via Bolton may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Avanti West Coast train services have confirmed they are unable to run between Bolton and Preston (in both directions). If your train is cancelled, your ticket is valid on one of the two Avanti West Coast services immediately before your booked train, or one of the two immediately after.

Northern services are also impacted. However, Northern Services between Manchester Victoria and Blackburn and between Blackburn and Preston are not affected. Several Northern services have been cancelled. Northern are advising customers to travel on the next Northern service to your destination, where available via Bolton and Blackburn. Northern train ticket restrictions have been lifted in the affected areas, including Advance and Peak restrictions, during this disruption. Restrictions will be reinstated once the disruption ends.

Alternative road transport will be operated by Bestway, Phantom Travel, Solomon Travel, RSZ and Premier as follows:

• From Preston to Manchester Piccadilly, calling at Leyland, Buckshaw Parkway, Chorley, Adlington, Blackrod, Horwich Parkway, Lostock, Bolton, Salford Crescent, Deansgate, Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly at 14:00 and 14:30
• From Manchester Piccadilly to Preston, calling at Manchester Oxford Road, Deansgate, Salford Crescent, Bolton, Lostock, Horwich Parkway, Blackrod, Adlington, Chorley, Buckshaw Parkway, Leyland and Preston at 14:00 and 14:30

Please check station information posters for the location of the bus pick-up points and be advised that bicycles, e-bikes and dogs (except for service dogs) are not permitted on replacement road transport. Journey times may be extended by up to 60 minutes whilst travelling by road transport.

One Chorley-based passenger, whose Avanti West Coast train from London to Preston has been cancelled this afternoon, said huge queues were forming at Euston station for alternative bus transport also.

Transpennine said: “Road transport has been requested to run between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston, calling at Manchester Oxford Road and Bolton. Please note that when using rail replacement transport you journey may be extended by up to 90 minutes.”

Transpennine advised you may use your ticket at no extra cost on the following routes:

• Alternative TransPennine Express services between Preston and Edinburgh
• Avant West Coast between Preston and Glasgow Central
• Metrolink between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Victoria (until 17:00)
• Northern between Manchester Victoria and Blackburn / Preston

Avanti West Coast services between Manchester Piccadilly and Preston are already diverting between Bolton and Preston today due to engineering work.

Disruption is expected until 4pm. This story will be updated with any further information.