A number of Merseyrail services have been cancelled this morning (Wednesday, May 21) due to a "welfare incident". The train operator said the incident happened at Capenhurst and is

affecting Merseyrail services on the Chester and Ellesmere Port lines. Services face cancellations this morning, as well as delays and alterations due to the incident. Merseyrail shared the

update at around 7.40am on Wednesday. It's currently unclear when services will resume as normal. This is an ongoing incident, you can follow our latest updates below. For the latest

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