Rail passengers are being urged to rethink their journeys across the North West due to flooding on the railway lines. It comes as rain is battering region this morning (May 23), with the Met Office extending its weather warning for Cheshire.
The warnings for rain had been due to end at 6am this morning – but will now run until noon. However Cheshire’s previous amber warning has now been downgraded to yellow.
In response to the heavy rain and flooding, two rail operators have this morning urged people not to travel on services around the the North West.
TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast are both urging customers to find alternative arrangements, due to flooding on the railway line. Darren Higgins, commercial director at TransPennine Express, said: “Due to flooding on the railway line north of Carlisle, train services are significantly disrupted.
“The safety of our customers and colleagues is our priority and we are urging customers not to travel between Manchester, Liverpool, Preston to Carlisle, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Anyone planning on travelling by train today can choose to defer their travel or claim a refund.”
The alerts were rolled out after rain moved in on Tuesday night and carried on all the way through Wednesday – and is still falling on Thursday morning.
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