Transpennine Route Upgrade: Buses replace trains between Huddersfield and Halifax / Leeds from Saturday 7 to Friday 13 June 

Route(s) affected

All Northern / TransPennine Express services via Dewsbury

Description

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

Northern:

Saturday to Friday:

Leeds – Manchester Victoria via Dewsbury:

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

Replacement buses will run between Halifax and Leeds via Dewsbury.

On Saturday and Sunday only, train services will run between Dewsbury and Leeds.

Replacement buses will be provided by TransPennine Express between Huddersfield and Halifax, which you can use at no extra cost.

TransPennine Express:

Saturday and Sunday:

An amended train service will run between:

• Huddersfield and Manchester Airport Stopper (via Marsden)

• Huddersfield and Manchester Victoria (via Calder Valley)

• Huddersfield and Liverpool Lime Street (via Marsden)

• Dewsbury and Hull via Castleford (additionally calling at Cottingley, Morley and Batley)

• Dewsbury and Redcar Central via Castleford (additionally calling at Cottingley, Morley and Batley)

• Leeds and Newcastle via Castleford (additionally calling at Northallerton)

• Wakefield Kirkgate and York

• York and Scarborough

Buses will replace trains between:

• Huddersfield and Leeds via Dewsbury

• Huddersfield and Wakefield Kirkgate

Monday to Friday:

Services between Huddersfield and Leeds will be diverted to run via Wakefield Kirkgate.

An amended train service will run between:

• Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle via Normanton (additionally calling at Northallerton and Lea Green)

• Manchester Victoria and Redcar Central via Wakefield Kirkgate / Leeds (additionally calls at Stalybridge on services towards Manchester)

• Hull and Leeds

• Scarborough and York

• Manchester Piccadilly and York (every 2 hours, trains will not stop at Normanton)

Buses will replace trains between:

• Huddersfield and Leeds via Dewsbury

• Dewsbury and Leeds

• Huddersfield and Manchester Airport

Check before you travel:

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

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 this week, major improvement works will take place which will include bridge works and drainage improvements.

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.