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Amended service between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March  

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Engineering work details

Starts Saturday 21 March 2026 to Sunday 22 March 2026

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Route(s) affected

East Midlands Railway between Norwich / Nottingham and Liverpool Lime Street

Northern between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly

TransPennine Express between Cleethorpes and Liverpool Lime Street

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Hathersage and Chinley, closing some lines.

East Midlands Railway:

Rail replacement buses will operate between Chesterfield and Manchester Piccadilly.

Northern:

Train services between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly will only run between Chinley and Manchester Piccadilly.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Sheffield and Chinley.

Edale will be served by a minibus shuttle service from / to Hope (Derbyshire).

TransPennine Express:

TransPennine Express services that normally run between Cleethorpes and Liverpool Lime Street will operate to an amended timetable as follows:

  • between Cleethorpes and Doncaster

  • between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly (running via an alternative route, additionally calling at Wakefield Kirkgate, Mirfield, Huddersfield, Slaithwaite, Marsden, Greenfield, Mossley and Stalybridge)

  • between Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street

Customers travelling between Doncaster and Sheffield should use other train operators.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement bus travel advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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