Network Rail is carrying out major improvement works between Mossley and Ravensthorpe every weekend from Saturday 2nd August until Sunday 17th August as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Train services will be diverted and running to an amended timetable and some parts of your journey might involve bus replacement services, meaning journey time may be extended. Trains will not be stopping at Huddersfield station. Further details on the changes to services can be found below.
RAIL SERVICES
Liverpool Lime Street – Manchester – Huddersfield – Leeds – Newcastle
All dates apart from 10th August: This service will be running on an amended timetable and between Leeds and Newcastle only.
An hourly train service will be running between Liverpool Lime Street and Stalybridge, additionally calling at Newton-Willows.
Bus replacement services will be available for travel between Stalybridge - Huddersfield and between Huddersfield – Leeds (see details below, “Bus services”).
Sunday 10th August ONLY: This service will be affected by further engineering work and will be running on an amended timetable and between Leeds and Newcastle only.
An hourly train service will be running between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria, additionally calling at Newton-Willows. Passengers are advised to board the Metrolink Free Bus for onward connection between Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly, and to board a TransPennine Express service for travel between Manchester Piccadilly and Stalybridge.
Bus replacement services will be available for travel between Stalybridge - Huddersfield and between Huddersfield – Leeds (see details below, “Bus services”).
Manchester Airport – Huddersfield – Dewsbury – Redcar Central
This service will start and terminate at Dewsbury instead of Manchester Airport and will be running on an amended timetable. Change at Leeds for onward travel towards Manchester.
Services running in the direction Redcar Central → Dewsbury will be calling additionally at Morley and Batley.
Services running in the direction Dewsbury → Redcar Central will be calling additionally at Morley, Batley and Cottingley.
Bus replacement services will be in operation for travel between Huddersfield – Manchester Airport and between Huddersfield – Leeds (see details below, “Bus services”).
Liverpool Lime Street – Manchester – Huddersfield – Dewsbury – Hull
This service will be split, running between Liverpool Lime Street - Stalybridge and between Dewsbury – Hull. Change at Leeds for onwards travel towards Liverpool.
Services running in the direction Dewsbury → Hull will be calling additionally at Morley and Batley.
Services running in the direction Hull → Dewsbury will be calling additionally at Morley, Batley and Cottingley.
Services running between Liverpool Lime Street ↔ Stalybridge will be calling additionally at Newton-le-Willows in both directions.
Bus replacement services will be in operation for travel between Stalybridge - Huddersfield and between Huddersfield – Leeds (see details below, “Bus services”).
Manchester Victoria – Scarborough
This service will be terminating at York instead of Manchester Victoria. Change at York for onward travel.
Huddersfield - Leeds (local stopping)
This service will not run.
For travel to and from Cottingley, Morley, Batley: TransPennine Express services running in the direction Dewsbury → Hull and Dewsbury → Redcar Central will be calling additionally at these stations.
For travel to and from Deighton, Mirfield, Ravensthorpe: bus replacement services will be available from Dewsbury and Huddersfield (see details below, “Bus services”).
Manchester Piccadilly – Huddersfield – Wakefield Kirkgate – York
This service will be split and run on an amended timetable between Manchester Piccadilly – Stalybridge (hourly), along with Wakefield Kirkgate – York via Normanton and Castleford (hourly).
Replacement bus services will be available for travel between:
- Stalybridge and Huddersfield, calling at Mossley, Greenfield, Marsden and Slaithwaite (see details below, “Bus Services”). Sundays ONLY: This bus service will be extended to Guide Bridge hourly from Stalybridge.
- Huddersfield and Wakefield Kirkgate, calling at Deighton, Mirfield, Ravensthorpe and Dewsbury (see details below, “Bus Services”).
ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICES
For the duration of the work, TransPennine Express will be running (in both directions) the below train services which are normally operated by Northern Trains:
Leeds – Cross Gates- Garforth – East Garforth – Micklefield – York
Saturdays ONLY: Manchester Victoria – Rochdale – Smithy Bridge – Littleborough – Walsden – Todmorden – Hebden Bridge – Mytholmroyd – Sowerby Bridge – Brighouse
Sundays ONLY: Manchester Victoria – Rochdale – Todmorden – Hebden Bridge – Mytholmroyd – Sowerby Bridge - Brighouse
BUS SERVICES
Huddersfield – Leeds (Express)
Running every 30 minutes, in both directions. Estimated journey time 50 minutes.
Manchester Airport – Huddersfield (Express)
Running hourly, in both directions. Estimated journey time: 65 minutes.
Huddersfield – Deighton – Mirfield – Ravensthorpe - Dewsbury – Wakefield Kirkgate
Running hourly, in both directions. Estimated total journey time: 60 minutes.
Huddersfield – Dewsbury (Express)
Running hourly, in both directions. Estimated journey time: 35 minutes.
Stalybridge – Huddersfield (Express)
Running up to every 30 minutes, in both directions. Estimated journey time: 50 minutes.
Stalybridge – Mossley – Greenfield – Marsden – Slaithwaite – Huddersfield (extends to Guide Bridge every hour on Sundays)
Running up to every 30 minutes, in both directions. Estimated total journey time: 64 minutes.
