A number of services were delayed or risked being cancelled due to the incident near Bolton
There were train delays on Tuesday afternoon after police were called to reports of people trespassing on the railway line in Greater Manchester.
Due to the incident, which was reported between Bolton and Darwen, a number of services saw large delays shortly before midday with Northern services between Clitheroe and Rochdale and Blackburn and Rochdale disrupted. Lines were temporarily blocked with Northern warning that services running between the affected stations 'may be cancelled, delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised' with disruption expected until 2.30pm.Services in both directions were disrupted between Darwen and Bolton due to 'trespassers on the railway'. British Transport Police were called out to respond to the incident.
The first service affected was a Rochdale to Clitheroe service at 11.21am that saw delays of almost an hour at Bromley Cross and was forced to terminate in Blackburn. And, a Clitheroe to Rochdale service at 11.23 was delayed at Entwistle for around 50 minutes and instead ended at Manchester Victoria as police responded to the incident.
Customers travelling to and from Blackburn, Rochdale and Manchester stations were urged to find alternative travel, such as using other Northern services. British Transport Police have been contacted for further details.
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