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Saturday 13 Dec 2025

Passengers advised not to travel on Sunday and Monday in Cumbria due to extreme weather

Region & Route:

North West & Central

Rail passengers have been warned to expect disruption on Sunday in Cumbria and Lancashire as extreme weather is expected.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind and rain in Cumbria from 18:00 GMT on Saturday until 18:00 on Monday. 

It will turn into an amber warning for parts of the county from 06:00 until 18:00 on Sunday. The rain is expected to ease off overnight but the alert is in place again for the same times on Monday.

To keep passengers and railway staff safe, trains will run at reduced speeds in some areas on Sunday and Monday. As a further precaution, no passenger trains will operate from start of service on Sunday through to 1800 on Monday on the following lines and no rail replacement services will be provided:

• Carlisle - Carnforth
• Oxenholme - Windermere
• Carnforth - Skipton
• Carlisle - Skipton
• Barrow - Lancaster/Preston
• Corkickle - Barrow
• Lancaster - Morecambe

Safety measures will continue to be reviewed and updated as necessary. 

Phil James North West route director said:  "We are expecting extremely heavy rain and winds in Cumbria and parts of Lancashire, which could disrupt the railway. Our top priority is keeping passengers and staff safe, and we’re working hard behind the scenes to prepare.

“Teams are carrying out extra inspections and putting contingency plans in place, with staff ready to respond quickly to flooding. We’ll be monitoring conditions closely and doing everything we can to keep people moving safely.”

Andy McClements, Customer Experience and Transformation Director at TransPennine Express, said: “With poor weather forecast, we are asking all customers planning to travel through Cumbria to check carefully before heading to the station, as we will be running an amended timetable. We also expect that many of our services we are able to run in the area will be disrupted - often at short notice.

“Trains that do run are likely to extremely busy given the time of year and the reduced number of services in operation.”

For up-to-date travel information please check with the relevant operator or at www.nationalrail.co.uk.