HEAVY rain and potential flooding is causing some disruption on the railways serving the Bradford district.

The continuous rain caused by Storm Christoph has flooded tracks in some areas causing delays and cancellations, operator Northern has said.

Trains are currently suspended on on the Skipton to Lancaster Line, while disruption from Walsden to Manchester Victoria means trains from Bradford Interchange to Manchester are cancelled.

There is also disruption between Bradford Interchange and Halifax due to the rain.

A spokesperson for Northern said: “The adverse weather is having a significant impact on our ability to operate services across many parts of the north.

“We are working closely with colleagues at Network Rail to get our services up and running as soon as possible.

"In the meantime, we’re asking customers who need to make essential journeys to check carefully before travelling.

“The difficult conditions are being experienced across a large part of our network and customers planning to travel today should be aware that any journeys could be affected and they should allow extra time for travel.”