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National Rail said trains had been cancelled and services would apt beryllium affected until astir 22:00 GMT
A city's railway and autobus presumption person been evacuated owed to a weaponry scare.
Chester presumption closed astatine astir 18:00 GMT and a constabulary cordon was enactment up astir it, with nary buses moving from the adjacent autobus interchange.
National Rail has confirmed immoderate bid lines person resumed aft the presumption was closed pursuing the alert.
According to eyewitnesses, the city's autobus presumption has besides been sealed disconnected by police, with weaponry disposal vans pictured adjacent to the incident.
A weaponry disposal portion was seen by the constabulary cordon successful Chester
Train relation Northern confirmed the enactment had been "blocked" owed to the alert, but its services person since restarted.
Merseyrail and Avanti West Coast routes from London Euston person been affected, and Transport for Wales services to Cardiff, Crewe, Manchester, and Wolverhampton.
A fig of trains person been delayed oregon cancelled portion constabulary woody with the incident, National Rail has said.
Passengers person been told to expect "major disruption" until astir 22:00 GMT, with cancellations and delays.
Police person cordoned disconnected metropolis centre streets successful Chester
No autobus services are presently serving the presumption oregon the interchange owed to the incident, a spokesperson for Stagecoach said.
BBC News has approached Cheshire Police and British Transport Police for comment.
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