The partly collapsed tree which is causing the delays. Picture: @northernassist
A COLLAPSED tree closed the railway line between Bolton and Manchester this morning.
The obstruction, which Northern Rail said was a 'tree of a substantial nature' at Kearsley, meant that no trains were running in either direction on the line from just after 10am.
UPDATE: Following an obstruction on the line between #SalfordCrescent and #Bolton all lines have now reopened.
— Northern (@northernassist) September 8, 2017
Network Rail staff were dispatched to the area and had managed to clear the line by 1pm.
The railway line only re-opened on Wednesday after weeks of closures - caused first by the electrification works at Bolton station and then due to a bridge collapse at Moses Gate.
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