Piccadilly corridor renewal: No trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport from Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 February 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston

CrossCountry between Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Bournemouth

East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Nottingham / Norwich

Northern between Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield / Glossop / Hazel Grove / Romiley / Rose Hill Marple / Sheffield / Manchester Airport / Alderley Edge / Buxton / Chester / Crewe / Stoke-on-Trent / Liverpool Lime Street / Blackpool North / Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes

Transport for Wales between Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff Central / Swansea / Carmarthen / Pembroke Dock / Milford Haven / Fishguard Harbour

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport, closing all lines for nine days. Background information on the work taking place can be found below.

Avanti West Coast:

Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston will now operate between Stockport and London Euston only.

Rail replacement buses will operate between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport.

On train per hour will operate via:

• Wilmslow and Crewe

• Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent

CrossCountry:

Rail replacement buses will operate between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport.

East Midlands Railway:

There will be an amended timetable on services between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street route, with trains running between Norwich and Sheffield only.

A rail replacement bus service will run between Chesterfield and Manchester Piccadilly.

For travel between Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street, you should use alternative services.

A very limited train service will run between Sheffield and Hazel Grove.

Northern:

Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 February:

The following services to / from Manchester Piccadilly will be running an amended timetable

• Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield - amended timetable between Guide Bridge and Sheffield

• Manchester Piccadilly and Romiley / Rose Hill Marple via Bredbury - no trains will run. Replacement buses will be provided between Manchester Victoria and Guide Bridge, and between Manchester Victoria and Romiley / Rose Hill Marple

• Manchester Airport and Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere - trains will run between Manchester Oxford Road and Barrow-in-Furness / Windermere. For customers wanting to travel to Manchester Airport, express buses will be provided to / from Bolton

• Manchester Airport and Blackpool North - amended to run between Manchester Piccadilly and Blackpool North, with an amended timetable

• Manchester Piccadilly and Buxton - amended timetable between Stockport and Buxton, rail replacement buses will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport

• Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street via Earlestown - will run to an amended timetable

• Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe via Manchester Airport - trains will run between Stockport and Manchester Airport / Crewe. Rail replacement buses are provided between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport and between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

• Manchester Piccadilly and Alderley Edge - no trains will run

• Manchester Piccadilly and Stoke-on-Trent - trains will start / terminate at Stockport, except on Sunday where the trains will not run. Rail replacement buses will run between Stockport and Stoke-on-Trent on Saturdays and Monday to Friday, and also Manchester Piccadilly and Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday

Saturday 14 February, Monday 16 to Friday 20 February:

• Manchester Piccadilly and Chester - amended timetable between Altrincham and Chester, customers are able to use local trams and buses between Manchester Piccadilly and Altrincham at no extra cost

• Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield / Glossop - amended timetable to / from Hadfield / Glossop and Guide Bridge. Rail replacement buses will be provided between Manchester Victoria and Guide Bridge, you should use an alternative route to get to / from Manchester Victoria

Sunday 15 February:

• Manchester Piccadilly and Chester - no trains will run. Rail replacement buses will be provided between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport and between Stockport and Chester

• Manchester Piccadilly and Hadfield / Glossop - no trains will run. Rail replacement buses will be provided between Manchester Victoria and Hadfield, calling at all stations except Hattersley and Broadbottom. A mini-bus shuttle service will be provided between Godley and Hadfield to serve Hattersley and Broadbottom. You should use an alternative route to get to / from Manchester Victoria

TransPennine Express:

TransPennine Express will run to the following amended timetable:

Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 February:

• Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street

• York to Redcar Central

• Manchester Victoria to York via Castleford

• Preston to Glasgow / Edinburgh

• Stockport to Cleethorpes

• Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road via Warrington Central

Monday 16 to Friday 20 February:

• Manchester Victoria to Redcar Central

• Manchester Victoria to York via Castleford

• Preston to Glasgow / Edinburgh

• Stockport to Cleethorpes

• Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road via Warrington Central

Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February:

• Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastle

• Manchester Victoria to Scarborough

• Manchester Victoria to Liverpool Lime Street

• York to Redcar Central

• Leeds to Hull

• Manchester Victoria to York via Castleford

• Preston to Glasgow / Edinburgh

• Stockport to Cleethorpes

• Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road via Warrington Central

Rail replacement buses are to be confirmed.

Transport for Wales:

Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 February:

No Transport for Wales services will run between Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Airport, or between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe via Stockport.

You can use your ticket on alternative services to travel between Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Airport, and between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe via Stockport.

Background information:

Network Rail are investing £7.9m to improve tracks, points and signalling systems on the southern approach to Manchester Piccadilly station – delivering better, more reliable journeys for passengers.

Investment in this critical stretch of track has been long awaited, as any issues with the ageing 1980s infrastructure can disrupt all trains running in and out of Manchester, causing delays for passengers. In 2024, there were 35 faults on this stretch of track. Therefore, this much-needed critical life-expired track infrastructure renewal is designed to improve train performance in Greater Manchester and on the West Coast Main Line.

Teams will replace 11 sets of points, renew timber sleepers with modern, concrete equivalents and bring lineside equipment bang up to date across six lines to improve future journeys for passengers and freight. While the train shed (platforms 1 - 12) will close during the work, Manchester Piccadilly station’s concourse will remain open to the public. There will be a limited service westbound from platforms 13 and 14.

More details on the work taking place are available on the Network Rail website.

Check before you travel:

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

You can plan your journey on public buses / trams by using use the Transport for Greater Manchester website

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.