Transpennine Route Upgrade: Amended service between Brighouse / Huddersfield and Dewsbury / Wakefield from Saturday 19 to Monday 21 April  

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross

Northern between Wigan Wallgate / Huddersfield / Brighouse and Leeds

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle / Edinburgh and between Manchester Airport and York / Redcar Central and between Manchester Victoria and Scarborough and also between Huddersfield and Leeds

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Dewsbury and Huddersfield, closing some lines. Background information on this major project can be found below.

Grand Central:

Trains will be unable to call at Brighouse or Mirfield. Replacement buses will run between these stations and Wakefield Kirkgate to connect with diverted train services. In addition to this, changes may also be made to the route used and other station calls, so please check your journey before you travel.

Northern:

Trains between Leeds and Manchester Victoria via Dewsbury will be diverted via Bradford Interchange and Halifax, and will not call at Cottingley, Morley, Batley, Dewsbury, Mirfield and Brighouse.

Trains will not run between Leeds and Bradford Interchange via Dewsbury and also between Leeds and York via Garforth.

Buses will run between Halifax and Dewsbury and you can use TransPennine Express services to complete your journey.

TransPennine Express:

Trains will run between:

• Newcastle and Leeds

• Redcar Central and Dewsbury

• Hull and Dewsbury

• Scarborough​ and York

• York and Leeds / Wakefield Kirkgate

• Huddersfield and Manchester. Also Liverpool Lime Street (except Sunday)

Buses will run between Leeds / Dewsbury / Wakefield Kirkgate and Huddersfield to connect with the trains.

Background Information:

This work is part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) project. The TRU is a transformative, multi-billion pound railway programme that will better connect passengers in the North between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York. TRU will transform the Transpennine main line into a high-performing, reliable railway, bringing more frequent, more reliable, faster, greener trains.

During the Easter weekend, major improvement works will take place which will include track renewal and signal testing along the line.

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.