SERVICES being cancelled and delayed from Warrington Central as a broken-down train has blocked the line.

Services between Warrington Central Station and Manchester Oxford Road are being disrupted after a fault on a train in Birchwood.

Trains are now being delayed and cancelled, and disruption is expected until this evening, Monday.

The fault on the train in Birchwood has blocked the line, and maintenance teams are now working to rectify the fault.

Northern and East Midlands Railway services are amongst those being cancelled and delayed while the issue is ongoing.

Customers are being advised to check before they travel.