National Rail said: "A security alert at Chester station means all lines are currently closed. As a result, trains may be cancelled, delayed or revised to not call at Chester." According to eyewitnesses, the city's bus station has also been sealed off by police.

Merseyrail services between Liverpool and Chester has been cancelled due to a 'security alert' at Chester railway station. In footage, police appear to be surrounding both the train and bus station. On X,

A railway station used by millions every year was evacuated over what one witness claims was a ‘bomb scare’. Chester railway station and the nearby bus interchange in Newton were emptied out at around 6pm as a police cordon was placed.