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Bank Holiday Information: Northern

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Saturday 23 August

Late night train changes in the Preston area

Due to engineering work in the Preston area on Saturday night, the following changes will be required:

  • 23:15 Liverpool Lime Street to Preston service will terminate at Wigan North Western. A bus will be provided from Wigan North Western to Preston

  • 23:17 Manchester Airport to Blackpool North service will terminate at Buckshaw Parkway. A bus will be provided from Buckshaw Parkway to Blackpool North

Sunday 24 August

Morning changes between Leeds and Barnsley

Until 11:40, due to engineering work on Sunday morning, buses will be replacing trains between Leeds and Barnsley.

Morning changes between Leeds and Knottingley via Wakefield

Until 11:40, due to engineering work on Sunday morning, buses will be replacing trains between Leeds and Knottingley via Wakefield. Trains on the other route between Leeds and Knottingley via Castleford will run normally.

Morning train changes in the Preston area

Due to engineering work in the Preston area on Sunday morning, the following service changes will be required:

  • 07:37 Manchester Airport to Blackpool North service will terminate at Buckshaw Parkway. A bus will be provided from Buckshaw Parkway to Blackpool North

  • 07:53 Blackpool North to Manchester Oxford Road service will start from Buckshaw Parkway at 09:16, and will run later than normal throughout. A bus will be provided from Preston to Buckshaw Parkway, departing at 08:30 to connect with the train at Buckshaw Parkway

  • 07:57 Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street service will run between Blackpool North and Preston, and between Wigan North Western (starting at 08:42) and Liverpool Lime Street only. For travel between Preston and Wigan North Western, you can use the next available Northern service at no extra cost

Monday 25 August - Bank Holiday Monday

Late night train changes to and from Manchester Piccadilly

Due to late night engineering work east of Manchester, the following train changes on some routes to and from Manchester Piccadilly will be required:

  • 22:47 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly service will not call at stations from New Mills Central to Ashburys, and will call additionally at Stockport. A bus will be provided from Chinley to Manchester Piccadilly to serve the missed out intermediate stations

  • 23:13 Manchester Piccadilly to Chester service will depart at 23:11 and run earlier than normally advertised to Stockport

  • 23:16 Manchester Piccadilly to Macclesfield service will not run. The 21:55 Blackpool North to Manchester Airport service will be extended to Macclesfield in its place

  • 23:18 New Mills Central to Manchester Piccadilly will not run and will be bus replaced throughout

  • 23:25 Manchester Piccadilly to New Mills Central will not run and will be bus replaced throughout

  • 23:29 Manchester Piccadilly to Glossop service will not run and will be replaced by road transport

  • 23:37 Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport service will not run. The 22:22 Blackpool North to Manchester Airport service will call additionally at Mauldeth Road, Burnage, East Didsbury, Gatley and Heald Green

Late night train changes to and from Clitheroe

Due to late night engineering work the following train changes will be required:

  • 21:52 Rochdale to Clitheroe service will terminate at Blackburn. A bus will be provided from Blackburn to Clitheroe

  • 23:42 Clitheroe to Blackburn service will not run and will be replaced by a bus

Late night train changes to and from Blackburn

Due to late night engineering work between Manchester Victoria and Smithy Bridge, the following train changes will be required:

  • 23:03 Manchester Victoria to Blackburn service will not run and will be replaced by a bus

  • 23:20 Blackburn to Manchester Victoria service will not run and will be replaced by a bus

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