TRAINS were being cancelled between Bradford and Skipton due to an emergency situation on the track.

Northern Rail said at 9.11am today that all lines between Shipley and Skipton railway stations were blocked due to emergency services dealing with an incident on the line.

A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) said resources were sent to Steeton and Silsden Railway Station just after 8.30am.

Network Rail staff were also on site.

This was impacting the following services:

  • Bradford Forster Square - Skipton will be cancelled until further notice
  • Leeds - Morecambe/Carlisle will be unable to run between Shipley - Skipton
  • Leeds - Skipton services will be unable to run between Shipley - Skipton

Road transport was requested to run between Shipley and Skipton in both directions, according to Northern Rail.

This was adding an extra 60 minutes onto normal journey times.

Northern Rail said the disruption was expected until at least 12pm and announced at 12.28pm that the situation had been resolved.

A spokesperson for the firm said: "Disruption caused by the emergency services dealing with an incident between Shipley and Skipton has now ended.

"Services are no longer affected by this problem."

The Telegraph & Argus has contacted British Transport Police for more details.