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There is widespread disruption to rail services this afternoon with the line between Stockport and Manchester's Piccadilly Station blocked after reports of 'children on the line.'
Mass protests over railway station ticket office closures were being held today across Greater Manchester and the country as Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle challenged a transport minister, insisting he is not being told the 'truth' by train operating companies.
Up to 1,000 train station ticket offices are set to close down permanently - including many in Greater Manchester.
Rail passengers have reacted to 'scandalous' and controversial proposals to close the ticket office at Manchester Piccadilly train station.
Trains running between Manchester and London have been cancelled this afternoon after a person was hit by a train.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has added his voice to mounting calls on the government to fund and build the right HS2 rail station at Manchester Piccadilly - underground rather than above ground. He's signed a letter to Transport Secretary Mark Harper, together with Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, in which they say collectively: "Build it once and build it right."
A number of train lines from Manchester were blocked this morning as police responded to 'concerns for the welfare of a person in a precarious position'.
Train operator Avanti has been handed a contract extension by the government, despite its 'poor performance' being under fire.