Major engineering work: TransPennine Route Upgrade, no trains to / from / via Huddersfield from Saturday 4 to Friday 17 October 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Huddersfield and Sheffield, and between Wigan North Western / Manchester Victoria and Leeds via Dewsbury, and between Bradford Interchange and Leeds via Dewsbury

All TransPennine Express to / from / via Huddersfield

Description

Major engineering work is taking place between Huddersfield / Mirfield and Leeds, closing all lines to / from / via the station.

Northern:

Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October:

Buses will replace trains between Huddersfield and Lockwood.

Monday 6 to Friday 17 October:

Leeds – Manchester Victoria / Wigan North Western via Dewsbury:

Trains will be diverted to run via Bradford Interchange and will not call at stations via Dewsbury and Brighouse.

Leeds – Bradford Interchange via Dewsbury:

Trains will run to a reduced timetable, and will run between Brighouse and Bradford Interchange only.

Replacement buses will run between Halifax and Leeds, via Brighouse and Dewsbury.

Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October:

Buses will operate between Huddersfield and Brighouse.

Trains will run between Huddersfield and Sheffield.

TransPennine Express:

Saturday 4 / 11 and Sunday 5 / 12 October:

No trains will call at Huddersfield.

TransPennine Express services will be diverted and additionally call at Brighouse.

Replacement buses will run between:

Saturday:

• Manchester Airport and Brighouse

Sunday:

• Guide Bridge and Huddersfield

Saturday and Sunday:

• Huddersfield and Brighouse

• Huddersfield and Wakefield Kirkgate

• Stalybridge and Huddersfield

• Leeds and Hull (early morning / late night only)

An amended train service will run between:

• Leeds and Hull

• York and Scarborough

• Wakefield Kirkgate and York via Castleford

• Manchester Piccadilly and Stalybridge via Guide Bridge

• Liverpool Lime Street and Redcar Central via Brighouse

• Manchester Victoria and Newcastle via Brighouse

Monday 6 to Friday 17 October:

Replacement buses will run between:

• Dewsbury and Leeds

• Huddersfield and Leeds

• Normanton and Castleford

• Wakefield Kirkgate and Normanton

• Manchester Airport and Huddersfield

• Huddersfield and Brighouse (early morning / late night only, connecting with amended train services)

An amended train service will run between:

• Leeds and Hull

• York and Scarborough

• Manchester Victoria and Redcar Central via Wakefield Kirkgate (additionally calls at Stalybridge - Southbound only)

• Stalybridge and Manchester Airport - Every 2 Hours

• Manchester Piccadilly and York via Castleford - Stops at Normanton every 2 Hours

• Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle via Wakefield Kirkgate (Additionally calls at Lea Green, Stalybridge and Northallerton)

Additionally:

Monday to Friday:

• The 23:31 Manchester Airport to Sheffield service will be amended to start at 23:30

Tuesday to Friday:

• Between 01:30 and 05:00 each night, trains will call additionally at Brighouse and will not call at Huddersfield. Replacement buses will run for these trains between Brighouse and Huddersfield

• The 02:44 Manchester Piccadilly to York service will start at Manchester Victoria at 02:52

• The 03:20 Sheffield to Manchester Airport service will terminate at Manchester Piccadilly. You should use other train services between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport

Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October:

Information on how services will be affected is not yet known. More information will be published here when it is known.

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.