▁in ▁the ▁Bull field ▁T unn els ▁area . ▁ ▁Another ▁ 1 5 ▁day ▁block ade ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁ 1 2 – 2 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁permit ▁further ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁station , ▁including ▁the ▁re inst at ement ▁of ▁platform ▁ 5 ▁( as ▁noted ), ▁ere ct ing ▁a ▁new ▁foot bridge , ▁installation ▁of ▁overhead ▁w iring ▁and ▁sign alling ▁up gr ades . ▁ ▁B uses ▁replaced ▁trains ▁on ▁most ▁routes , ▁with ▁through ▁services ▁di vert ed ▁via ▁A ther ton ▁or ▁W igan ▁North ▁Western . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁schedule ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August , ▁but ▁the ▁line ▁towards ▁Manchester ▁remained ▁closed ▁following ▁the ▁work ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁emb ank ment ▁collapse ▁and ▁bridge ▁damage ▁at ▁Mos es ▁Gate ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁burst ▁water ▁main . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁only ▁service ▁running ▁was ▁that ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁Black burn , ▁with ▁other ▁trains ▁di vert ed ▁away ▁and ▁replacement ▁bus ▁services ▁to ▁Manchester , ▁W igan ▁and ▁Pr eston ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁re open ed ▁to ▁traffic ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁upon ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁rep airs ▁to ▁the ▁bridge ▁supports ▁and ▁emb ank ment ▁and ▁normal ▁working ▁res umed ▁on ▁all ▁routes . ▁ ▁The ▁elect r ification ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁tim et able ▁change , ▁which ▁would