Manchester Piccadilly Trains Grounded for 2nd Day

0:00On April 17, trains out of Manchester, Piccadilly, are grounded for a second straight day after overhead wires got wrecked. It kicked off yesterday around 11.20 a.m., when an Avanti West Coast train from London snagged its pantograph on the lines, ripping them up bad. Over 100 services got axed or delayed yesterday, and already more than 80 are gone today on this Friday. Engineers from Network Rail jumped on it right away Thursday, but the fixes are dragging longer than they hoped. Multiple lines are hit, messing with routes through the station. Operators like Avanti West Coast, Cross Country, East Midlands Railway, Northern, Transpinion Express, and Transport for Wales are all feeling the pain. Riders are facing cancellations, tweaks, or delays up to an hour, with big chaos expected to stretch through the whole day. National Rail is warning folks to brace for it, and northern straight-up telling passengers to skip south Manchester trips using Piccadilly if they can. Rail replacement buses are rolling out to help, and ticket rules are loosened, so you can reroute without hassle.

1:06Word is, repairs are still underway, but no quick fix in sight, stay tuned to live updates and plan alternate ways to roll if you're headed that way.