Amended Sunday timetables and disruption

We advise customers to check their journey before travelling particularly in the North West 

Recently, we have seen higher levels of cancellations in the North West and for that we are sorry. The underlying reason is train crew availability, in particular on Sundays which is contractually outside of the working week.

We encourage everyone to plan ahead and check journeys before travelling for the latest information and train times.

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Amended Timetable - From 22 December 2024

Sundays in the West (from 22 December)

From Sunday, 22nd December, an amended timetable will be in the North West due to conductor availability. This timetable is designed to provide more certainty about the services that will run and reduce short-notice cancellations.

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Ticket acceptance

If your Northern train has been cancelled you can travel on other Northern trains before or after your original time (on the same route, valid all day. 

If your Northern train is cancelled you can use your ticket on Transpennine Express, or LNER trains up to 2 hours before or 2 hours after at no extra cost.  

Refunds and Delay Repay 

If your train is cancelled, you can claim a full refund, (provided your ticket was purchased through Northern). More details can be found on the refunds page.

If your train is delayed you can claim a refund depending on the length of delay using the Delay Repay portal. 

Refunds  Delay Repay