Heavy rainfall and widespread flooding in England have caused significant disruptions to train services, with major lines closed and passengers facing delays and cancellations. Network Rail is working to restore services, but warns that disruptions may continue.
The Environment Agency issued 166 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, and 299 flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible, across England . Network Rail said it hoped to reopen train lines by 06:00 GMT on Tuesday after severe weather caused disruptions to its services. Trains between Peterborough and Leicester have been cancelled after flooding resulted in the closure of all lines.
CrossCountry said it was offering an hourly bus shuttle service between Birmingham and Leicester, and between Peterborough and Stansted Airport, but it was 'limited due to buses struggling with conditions on the road'. A Network Rail spokesperson said: 'We apologise to passengers whose journeys have been affected. We are aiming to have the line reopened by 6am tomorrow.' The trains have been suspended until further notice as infrastructure checks are made between Syston, Leicestershire, and Peterborough. Network Rail said flooding on the roads had made it difficult for staff to get to their signal boxes. A spokesperson from the company said: 'Flooding near the railway line meant we took the decision earlier this morning to suspend services between Leicester and Peterborough, as signallers and crossing keepers have been unable to travel to the locations where they're needed.' CrossCountry said flooding elsewhere meant it had not been able to run trains between Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and Leicester, but this part of the route has reopened. A spokesperson said: 'We're sorry to passengers affected by flooding on the line between Leicester and Peterborough this morning. 'Although road transport has been arranged to move passengers where possible, this will be limited due to buses struggling with conditions on the road. 'We'd advise all those planning to travel between Leicester and Peterborough today to check their journey before setting off, and to reconsider travelling if at all possible – services that do operate are likely to be very bus
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