ALL rail lines are blocked between Stockport and Chester this morning due to a signalling system fault.

Northern Rail tweeted that operatives were due to arrive at the scene at 9.15am this morning (Thursday, October 3) to investigate.

A limited service will run between Chester and Altringham.

There is no ETA for when normal services will resume.

For realtime journey checks visit journeycheck.com/northern or northernrailway.co.uk/stations