DELAYS and cancellations caused chaos for commuters at Bolton railway station this morning.
A number of trains were cancelled and delayed into Manchester this morning.
Congestion on the line has led to services to Manchester Airport being terminated at Piccadilly.
Congestion had a knock on effect on services departing Bolton for Manchester.
AMENDED: Due to Congestion of the Line 09:03 #ManchesterAirport to #Southport due 10:35 will be started from Manchester Piccadilly
— Northern (@northernassist) March 9, 2017
AMENDED: Due to Congestion of the Line 07:19 #Southport to #ManchesterAirport due 08:51 was terminated at Manchester Piccadilly
— Northern (@northernassist) March 9, 2017
Rail users stuck at Bolton tweeted about the chaos. There were reports of passengers being left on the platform because they couldn't squeeze on to cramped train carriages.
Dreadful cancelled trains & chaos at Bolton @DavidCrausby @TheBoltonNews @northernassist leaves folks behind pic.twitter.com/hdzEl03xHS
— Rupert Greenhalgh (@rupe_greenhalgh) March 9, 2017
@northernassist @DavidCrausby 08:10 commuters now waiting for the next Oxford Road service which will no doubt turn up already full #mcr pic.twitter.com/dOlxoMNDKG
— Jenna Sharples (@jen_sharples) March 9, 2017
The chaos is likely to increase on Monday, when industrial action by rail staff will lead to a reduced service.
