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No Liverpool Lime Street trains 'for days' after wall collapse | No Liverpool Lime Street trains 'for days' after wall collapse |
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No trains will run in or out of Liverpool Lime Street station "for several days" after a wall collapsed on to the railway. | No trains will run in or out of Liverpool Lime Street station "for several days" after a wall collapsed on to the railway. |
A section of trackside wall "loaded with concrete and cabins by a third party" fell, blocking all four lines into the station, Network Rail said. | A section of trackside wall "loaded with concrete and cabins by a third party" fell, blocking all four lines into the station, Network Rail said. |
The collapse on Tuesday evening left rubble strewn across the tracks and overhead wires damaged. | |
Commuters and travellers are being urged to seek alternative routes. | Commuters and travellers are being urged to seek alternative routes. |
All services from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester, Warrington and Wigan are suspended, although some replacement buses are in operation. | |
A Network Rail spokesman said: "An extensive clear-up needs to take place to make the location safe before repairs to the overhead wires can be undertaken. | |
"Early indications suggest train services will not resume for several days while extensive clear-up and repairs take place to make the location safe." | |
Engineers will make a detailed assessment of the damage later, but have indicated the line may not re-open until Monday 6 March. | Engineers will make a detailed assessment of the damage later, but have indicated the line may not re-open until Monday 6 March. |
Liverpool Lime Street is the main station serving the city centre. |