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| Liverpool Lime Street trains wall collapse halts trains | Liverpool Lime Street trains wall collapse halts trains |
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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. | 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. |
| Northern Rail said a limited service is now running on trains between Manchester and some Liverpool stations, including Huyton and Liverpool South Parkway. | |
| Services between Liverpool and London will start and terminate at Runcorn with rail replacement buses between the town and the city centre, a statement from Virgin Trains said. | |
| Live updates on this and other stories in Merseyside | Live updates on this and other stories in Merseyside |
| It is estimated more than 40 tonnes of debris fell on the lines, Network Rail infrastructure manager for Liverpool, Alan Gibbs Monaghan, said. | |
| A company spokesman said no trains will be running in or out of the station "for several days" and earlier indicated the line might not reopen until Monday. | |
| "Five large containers, each holding many tonnes of material have been stacked by a third party on elevated land beside the collapsed section of wall. | |
| "With part of this land having given way, these containers need removing to make the cutting safe and prevent further slips. | |
| "Only then can we get safe access to the tracks below and develop a plan for the clear-up and repairs," he said. | |
| Simon Evans, from Network Rail, said: "It was extremely wet yesterday as there was a lot of rain and we've established that the person who occupies the property on the other side of the wall appears to have put a lot of concrete and cabins on top of this wall. | Simon Evans, from Network Rail, said: "It was extremely wet yesterday as there was a lot of rain and we've established that the person who occupies the property on the other side of the wall appears to have put a lot of concrete and cabins on top of this wall. |
| "At this stage it's unclear as to why it collapsed but it does appear that may have had something to do with it." | "At this stage it's unclear as to why it collapsed but it does appear that may have had something to do with it." |
| Latest updates from National Rail. | |
| Liverpool Lime Street is the main station serving the city centre. | Liverpool Lime Street is the main station serving the city centre. |
| Northern, London Midlands and TransPennine Express trains are terminating at Liverpool South Parkway. | |
| People travelling to and from the city centre are being advised to use Merseyrail Northern line services between Central Station and Liverpool South Parkway, where they can join connecting trains. | |
| Merseyrail is not directly affected by the incident but is currently running no services through Lime Street because of track renewal work on its Wirral loop line. | |
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