Major engineering work at Stockport on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October 

Route(s) affected

Avanti West Coast between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe / London Euston

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

East Midlands Railway between Crewe and Nottingham / Newark Castle, and between Liverpool Lime Street and Nottingham / Norwich

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

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

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

Description

Engineering work is taking place in the Stockport area, closing all lines.

Avanti West Coast:

A reduced service of 2 trains per hour will run between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly, with trains diverting to run via Heald Green. Journey times will be extended, and trains will not call at Stockport.

Details of replacement buses are not yet confirmed, check back for revised information closer to the date of travel.

CrossCountry:

Trains will not call at Stockport, Macclesfield or Stoke-on-Trent.

Replacement buses will run between:

• Stockport and Macclesfield / Stoke-on-Trent

• Macclesfield / Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford

East Midlands Railway:

It is not yet known how East Midlands Railway will be affected by this engineering work.

Northern:

Manchester Piccadilly - Crewe via Manchester Airport:

Trains will run to a reduced timetable, and will additionally call at Chelford and Goostrey.

Manchester Piccadilly - Alderney Edge / Crewe via Stockport:

Trains on this route will not run.

Manchester Piccadilly - Stoke-on-Trent:

Trains on this route will not run.

Manchester Piccadilly - Buxton:

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

Manchester Piccadilly - Chester:

On Saturday trains will run between Altrincham and Chester, to a reduced timetable.

On Sunday trains will not run on this route.

Details of replacement buses are not yet confirmed, check back for revised information closer to the date of travel.

TransPennine Express:

Trains will not call at Stockport.

Replacement buses will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Stockport.

Transport for Wales:

No trains will call at Stockport.

Trains running between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe will be diverted between Manchester Piccadilly and Wilmslow, and will be retimed.

Replacement buses will run between Wilmslow and Stockport, connecting with amended train services.

Additionally, some Transport for Wales services between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly / Chester / Rhyl will run at amended times between Manchester Airport, East Didsbury and Manchester Piccadilly.

Check before you travel:

These changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

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.