Major disruption between Huddersfield / Brighouse and Leeds / Wakefield Kirkgate expected until 11:30 

Route(s) affected

between Huddersfield / Brighouse and Leeds / Wakefield Kirkgate

Description

Some lines have now reopened following the emergency services dealing with an incident between Huddersfield / Brighouse and Leeds / Wakefield Kirkgate. Some lines are still blocked and trains may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 11:30.

A visual disruption map video is available.

Northern customer advice:

The line from Dewsbury towards Halifax has now reopened and trains are able to run normally; however, services may still be subject to delays and cancellations whilst the service recovers.

A train shuttle service is running between Dewsbury and Leeds (in both directions).

Northern services between Manchester Victoria and Leeds via Bradford Interchange are able to run normally.

What should I do?

You can travel on the next Northern service to your destination, where available.

Northern train ticket restrictions have been lifted in the affected areas, including Advance and Peak restrictions, during this disruption. Restrictions will be reinstated once the disruption ends.

Road transport:

Road transport has been arranged to run with J&B Travel as follows:

• 08:30 Leeds to Halifax, calling at all stations via Dewsbury.

• 08:45 Halifax to Leeds, calling at all stations via Dewsbury.

Please check station information posters for the location of the bus pick up points and be advised that bicycles, e-bikes and dogs (except for service dogs) are not permitted on replacement road transport.

Journey times will be extended whilst travelling by road transport.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

Alterations to services:

• Newcastle-Liverpool Lime Street services and Hull-Liverpool Lime Street will terminate and restart at Leeds

• Scarborough-Manchester Piccadily services and Redcar Central-Manchester Airport services will terminate and restart at York

• Manchester Piccadilly-York (stopper services) will be cancelled

What should I do?

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following services in both directions:

• CrossCountry services between Leeds and Sheffield

• East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield

• LNER services between Leeds and Doncaster

• Metrolink services between Manchester Airport & Manchester Piccadilly / Manchester Victoria

• Northern services between Huddersfield and Sheffield, and between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield

• Alternative TransPennine express services between Doncaster / Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly

You can also use your ticket at no extra cost on the following Bee Network buses:

• Airport: 11, 25, 41, 42, 42A , 42B, 42C, 43, 50, 103, 142, 143 192, 368, 378, 370, 371

• Stalybridge: 216, 219, 230, 237, 330, 346, 387

• Marsden: 184

Rail replacement transport:

Huddersfield to Manchester Piccadilly departing at 08:30 calling at Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Slaithwaite, Marsden, Greenfield, Mossley, Stalybridge, Manchester Piccadilly.

Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds departing at 09:00, calling at all stops.

Please see station staff for further information.

The following rail replacement transport has been requested:

• Leeds-Manchester Piccadilly (all stops)

• Manchester Piccadilly-Leeds (all stops)

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

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 drop-off 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.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.