Heavy rain brought disruption to the rail network on Saturday afternoon (January 14) with ‘some lines’ being ‘blocked’.
Officials said that flooding in Greenfield, Oldham, meant that the route from Stalybridge to Huddersfield was blocked. That railway line is one which connects Manchester to Leeds.
It led to passengers facing a nightmare trying to get across the country this afternoon. The disruption added to the chaos seen across the network over the last few months, which have been beset by strikes, cancellations, and engineering work.
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“Heavy rain flooding the railway between Stalybridge and Huddersfield means that some lines are blocked,” a statement from National Rail said. “As a result, trains running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed."
It lists the routes affected as: “Between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield / Sheffield and between Manchester Airport and Saltburn and also between Liverpool Lime Street and York / Hull.”
At 2:20pm, National Rail confirmed the flooding had subsided. It said: "Lines have reopened following heavy rain flooding the railway between Stalybridge and Huddersfield earlier today. Trains running through these stations may still be cancelled or delayed whilst services return to normal."
One passenger, travelling from Manchester Victoria to Yorkshire this afternoon, also told the Manchester Evening News that on-board announcements said staff were ‘checking for land movement’ between Stalybridge and Mossley.
Network Rail has been contacted for comment.
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