Northern said a train travelling towards Barrow had come off the tracks with four customers and four staff members on board
A train has derailed near Grange-over-Sands leaving lines between Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness blocked.
Everyone was safely escorted from the train and no injuries were reported. All lines between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster are blocked and services are expected to be disrupted until the end of the day.In a statement, Northern said: "We are focusing on supporting colleagues and customers who were involved in the incident and on minimising the disruption this incident will cause to other services.
Northern said road transport has been requested to run between Lancaster and Barrow calling at Lancaster, Carnforth, Silverdale, Arnside Grange-over-Sands, Kents Bank, Cark, Ulverston, Dalton, Roose and Barrow -In-Furness.
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