Buses replace trains between Leeds and Pontefract Monkhill via Wakefield Westgate / Barnsley before 11:40 on Sunday 29 December 

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between Bradford Forster Square and London Kings Cross

Northern between Leeds and Knottingley via Wakefield Westgate / Sheffield / Nottingham

TransPennine Express between Manchester Piccadilly and York via Wakefield Kirkgate

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Wakefield Westgate and Wakefield Kirkgate / Normanton, closing various lines before 11:40.

Before 11:40:

Grand Central:

The 08:04 Bradford Interchange to London Kings Cross service will be retimed to start at 08:10, and will be diverted to call at Wakefield Westgate, not calling at Low Moor, Halifax, Brighouse, Mirfield or Wakefield Kirkgate.

Replacement buses will run between Low Moor and Wakefield Westgate via Halifax, Brighouse and Mirfield to connect with the train.

Northern:

Trains that usually run between Leeds and Knottingley via Wakefield Westgate will be diverted to run via Castleford, and will not call at Wakefield Westgate, Wakefield Kirkgate, Streethouse, Featherstone or Pontefract Tanshelf.

Buses will run between:

• Leeds and Pontefract Monkhill

• Leeds and Barnsley

TransPennine Express:

Trains that usually run between Manchester Piccadilly and York via Wakefield Kirkgate will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield.

Replacement buses will run between Huddersfield and York via Wakefield Kirkgate.

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.