In common with all other businesses in the UK Northern is currently being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Northern is therefore sorry to inform you that on Sunday 29 March the following service groups in the Central and West Region will not be operating:
Blackpool North – Manchester Victoria
A rail replacement bus service will operate between Layton – Blackpool North and between Preston – Bolton calling at all intermediate stations
Blackpool North – Liverpool Lime St
A rail replacement bus service will operate between Wigan North Western and Huyton
Wigan North Western – Stalybridge
Rail replacement bus services will operate between Wigan – Bolton via Westhoughton and between Manchester Victoria – Stalybridge
Liverpool Lime St – Manchester Airport (semi fast service via Warrington Central)
Customers are advised to use other services still serving the route
Blackpool North – York (via Bradford Interchange and Leeds)
Customers are advised to use alternative services Preston-Burnley and Hebden Bridge-Bradford/Leeds/York. Customers requiring journeys between the Calder Valley and East Lancashire routes are advised to change at Todmorden
Leeds – Lancaster – Morecambe
A rail replacement bus service will operate north of Skipton. Lancaster-Morecambe rail services which do not extend from/to Leeds are scheduled to operate as planned
In addition there will be a reduced service operating on the following route:
Manchester Piccadilly – Hadfield