Essential Track Upgrades: Significantly amended service between Chesterfield / Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield from Monday 6 to Friday 10 January 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance and Aberdeen, between Plymouth and Leeds / York / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Dundee, between Bristol Temple Meads and Edinburgh, between Birmingham New Street and York / Edinburgh, between Reading and York / Newcastle, and between Derby and Newcastle

East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Nottingham / Norwich, and between Sheffield and London St Pancras International

Northern between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield and also between Leeds and Nottingham

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes

Description

Major engineering work is taking place over 5 days between Dronfield / Dore & Totley and Sheffield, closing some lines (background information on this project can be found below).

Please check before you travel as the vital upgrades will affect London trains and other services in the Sheffield area.

CrossCountry:

Trains will be retimed by a few minutes between Sheffield and Derby. Most trains will not call at Chesterfield.

Alternative rail services will operate between Sheffield, Chesterfield and Derby.

East Midlands Railway:

Intercity:

Trains between Sheffield and London St Pancras International will run to an amended and reduced timetable, with journeys extended by up to 20 minutes.

Trains will also run between Derby and London St Pancras International.

Regional:

Trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Norwich will call additionally at stations between Langley Mill and Stockport. These trains will be diverted, and will not run to / from Sheffield.

A replacement bus service will run between Chesterfield and Sheffield / Derby.

No trains will run between Matlock and Nottingham, you should change at Derby for this journey.

Northern:

Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield will run between Manchester Piccadilly and New Mills Central only.

You should use East Midlands Railway train services between Chinley and Grindleford.

Trains between Leeds and Nottingham will run between Leeds and Sheffield only.

Replacement buses will run between:

• New Mills Central and Chinley

• Grindleford and Sheffield

• Sheffield and Chesterfield. Some late night / early morning buses will be extended to Nottingham

TransPennine Express:

Trains that usually run between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes will run between Doncaster and Cleethorpes only.

A heavily amended service will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield, alternating each hour between diverted trains and replacement bus service. Train services will also run between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road.

For travel between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport, as well as between Sheffield and Doncaster, you should use other train operators.

Background Information on this Project:

The track south of Sheffield towards Dore & Totley and Chesterfield dates back to before 1976, and as such, currently requires a large amount of maintenance.

Over five days Network Rail will be carrying out major engineering works. This round-the-clock track renewal project will refresh a 2.7km stretch of the route with new rails, sleepers and ballast.

The work will provide the immediate benefit of smoother journeys and a reduction in noise disruption in the area. Longer term, it will avoid the need for a speed restriction or greater passenger disruption. More information can be found on the Network Rail website.

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.