Bridge Replacement Work: No trains at Stockport from Saturday 19 to Monday 21 April  

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly via Stoke-on-Trent

CrossCountry between Plymouth / Paignton / Bristol Temple Meads / Bournemouth / Southampton Central / Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly

East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Nottingham / Norwich

Northern between Manchester Piccadilly and Hazel Grove / Buxton / Sheffield / Wilmslow / Alderley Edge / Crewe / Macclesfield / Stoke-on-Trent, and also between Stockport and Stalybridge / Chester

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield / Cleethorpes, and between Manchester Airport and Huddersfield

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

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Wilmslow / Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly, closing some lines (background information on the work taking place can be found below.)

Avanti West Coast:

Trains between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly will operate from / to Milton Keynes Central and will divert via Alsager, not calling at Macclesfield or Stockport. Buses will replace trains between Stoke-on-Trent and Wilmslow calling at Macclesfield.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between:

• Stafford and Macclesfield, calling at Stoke-on-Trent

• Stoke-on-Trent and Stockport, calling at Macclesfield

East Midlands Railway:

Saturday

An amended timetable will run on the Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich route, with trains no longer calling at Stockport. Rail replacement buses will operate between Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly to connect with the train service.

Sunday

An amended timetable will run on the Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich route, with trains running between Manchester Piccadilly and Nottingham / Norwich. Rail replacement buses will operate between Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly to connect with the train service. You are advised to use alternative services between Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool.

Monday

An amended timetable will run on the Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich route, with trains no longer calling at Stockport. Rail replacement buses will operate between Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly to connect with the train service.

Northern:

Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Rose Hill Marple / New Mills Central / Sheffield and also between Altrincham and Chester will run to an amended timetable.

Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe via Manchester Airport will run to a reduced timetable, and will call additionally at Chelford and Goostrey.

Trains will run to a reduced timetable between Hazel Grove and Buxton.

Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe via Stockport, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and Alderley Edge / Wilmslow will not run.

Rail replacement buses will run between:

• Manchester Piccadilly and Macclesfield / Stoke-on-Trent

• Stockport and Hazel Grove

• Stockport and Altrincham

For Levenshulme and Heaton Chapel, you can use Bee Network buses at no extra cost.

TransPennine Express:

From Saturday until Monday no TransPennine Express services will run to / from / via Stockport.

Customers travelling to or from Stockport will need to travel via and change at Manchester Piccadilly for onward connections.

Saturday

Liverpool Lime Street - Cleethorpes services will run between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road and between Manchester Piccadilly and Cleethorpes. The trains will be diverted between Manchester and Sheffield to avoid Stockport.

Sunday

Liverpool Lime Street - Cleethorpes services will run between Warrington Central and Manchester Oxford Road and between Manchester Piccadilly and Cleethorpes. The trains will be diverted between Manchester and Sheffield to avoid Stockport.

Monday

Liverpool Lime Street - Cleethorpes services will run between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road, and between Manchester Piccadilly and Cleethorpes. The trains will be diverted between Manchester and Sheffield to avoid Stockport.

Transport for Wales:

No Transport for Wales services will run to / from / via Stockport.

Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe will run to a different timetable, and will be diverted between Manchester Piccadilly and Wilmslow.

Replacement bus services will run between Stockport and Wilmslow.

Background Information:

Network Rail are replacing the bridge that takes the Greek Street roundabout, in Stockport, over the West Coast main line. The original bridge, constructed in 1958, has reached the end of its life and needs to be replaced. The bridge sees about 400 passenger and 50 freight trains passing under it each day, and the replacement has to be carefully planned to make sure these services can continue to run reliably for years to come.

Full details of the project, and the work which will continue in phases until Spring 2026, can be found 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 buses by using use the Traveline 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.