Track fault causing rail delays between Chesterfield and Sheffield

Trains between Sheffield and Chesterfield will see delays of around 20 minutes until further notice.

All services on the London St Pancras/Sheffield and Liverpool Lime Street/Nottingham/Norwich routes are affected.

A spokesman for East Midlands Trains said: “Network Rail are on site and have imposed an emergency speed restriction over the broken rail. Their engineers are inspecting the track after each train passes over the break to check for any changes.

“All of our trains on the route may be diverted and delayed by 15 to 20 minutes in Chesterfield direction only between Sheffield and Chesterfield."

They added: “As the speed restriction is so severe, we are diverting trains via an alternative route where possible in order to keep our customers on the move and reduce the overall impact of the delay.

“We currently do not expect the line to fully re-open today, with services continuing to be diverted or delayed if they travel over the defective track.

Network Rail will be carrying out overnight repairs, and East Midlands Trains say they expect normal service to be resumed tomorrow.

Passengers are advised to travel as originally scheduled where possible, but expect slight delays and busier services than usual due to engineering works diverting people from the West Coast Mainline.

If a journey has been delayed by more than 30 minutes, passengers may be entitled to claim compensation.

For more information, visit www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/Dore.