Glasgow Central train services have been cancelled due to 'heavy flooding' this morning.
Avanti West Coast has said services between Preston and Glasgow/Edinburgh have been halted in both directions due to flooding on the network between Carlisle and Lockerbie.
The travel firm announced the news this morning (Thursday, May 23) urging customers to 'not attempt' to travel with them between Preston and Scotland.
According to their website, several trains heading to London Euston via Preston from Central Station have been cancelled already.
Network Rail has also said the West Coast Main Line in Carlisle has been flooded due to the River Caldew in England bursting its banks.
The rail company has said this means services between Glasgow Central/Edinburgh Waverley and Carlisle are unable to run.
A spokesperson for Network said: "The River Caldew has burst its banks and flooded the West Coast Main Line in Carlisle, meaning services between Glasgow Central/Edinburgh Waverley and Carlisle cannot run."
⚠️ Do not travel north of Preston.
— Avanti West Coast (@AvantiWestCoast) May 23, 2024
Services between Preston & Glasgow/Edinburgh have been cancelled due to heavy flooding on the railway between Carlisle and Lockerbie blocking the line in both directions.
‼️ Please do not attempt to travel with us between Preston & Scotland.
⚠️The River Caldew has burst its banks and flooded the West Coast Main Line in Carlisle, meaning services between Glasgow Central / Edinburgh Waverley and Carlisle cannot run. We’ll share more info as soon as we can.@AvantiWestCoast @TPExpressTrains @NetworkRailLC
— Network Rail Scotland (@NetworkRailSCOT) May 23, 2024
Meanwhile, a statement on Avanti West Coasts website says: "Services between Preston and Glasgow/Edinburgh have been cancelled due to heavy flooding on the network between Carlisle and Lockerbie, which is blocking the line in both directions.
"Please do not attempt to travel with us between Preston and Scotland."
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It comes after we reported a yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for Glasgow today.
The Met Office has implemented the warning for the Glasgow and wider Strathclyde area until 6pm tonight - Thursday, May 23.
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Meanwhile, ScotRail has also issued Glasgow passengers a warning due to the bad weather.
The rail firm has said due to heavy flooding on the railway, its services between Glasgow Central and Carlisle will terminate and start back up at Dumfries.
On top of that, they will also run at a reduced speed.
A bus replacement service will run between Dumfries and Carlisle.
NEW: Due to heavy flooding to the railway, services between Glasgow Central and Carlisle will terminate and start back up at Dumfries. They will also run at a reduced speed.
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) May 23, 2024
There are bus replacements to run between Dumfries and Carlisle. pic.twitter.com/7IoIqbU4ms
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