Disruption at Huddersfield station throughout August – data and services affected

Passengers are being warned of more delays through Huddersfield station as work to upgrade it continues.

Network Rail said services through Huddersfield will be affected on weekends in August while they carry out major upgrades. It is expected to run until Sunday 1 September and excludes the bank holiday weekend of 24 and 25 August.

It is part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), which saw engineers upgrade the railway between Huddersfield and Leeds between June 24 and July 19 this year. The TRU is a multi-billion pound improvement project designed to make services in the region greener, faster and more reliable.

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For the upgrade between Huddersfield and Leeds, TRU engineers worked to renew 1.5km of track, carry out 500m of drainage works and recover 3.5km of redundant cable. As part of the works, ground surveys were also carried out.

Jonathan Hepton, sponsor for the Transpennine Route Upgrade, said: “I would like to thank customers traveling between Huddersfield and Leeds over the last four weeks for their support as we carried out this vital work. The improvements will enable more reliable services that connect better. cities and towns of the north’.

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Chris Nutton, Major Projects and TRU Director at TransPennine Express, said: “We would like to thank our colleagues across the industry for completing the work and keeping customers moving over the past four weeks.

“The upgrades delivered are a vital part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, which is set to transform the rail line between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds. Benefits will include increased train frequency and faster, more reliable journeys for customers. We would also like to thank our customers for their patience during these major improvement works.”

Passengers are advised to check their trains before traveling on the following dates:

• August 3-4
• August 10-11
• August 17-18
• August 31 – September 1

Here is a list of travel services that will be changed:

TPE rail services

• Liverpool Lime Street – Manchester Victoria – Newcastle services will be diverted between Manchester Victoria and Dewsbury, not calling at Stalybridge or Huddersfield, instead calling at Brighouse.
• Manchester Airport – Manchester Victoria – Saltburn services will start/terminate at Manchester Victoria instead of Manchester Airport. It will be re-routed between Manchester Victoria and Dewsbury, not calling at Huddersfield but also at Brighouse. On Saturdays only, this service will additionally call at Ravensthorpe and Cottingley.
• Manchester Piccadilly – Hull services will only run between Hull and Leeds.
• Manchester Piccadilly – Huddersfield (local stopping service) will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Marsden only.
• Manchester Piccadilly – Huddersfield – Wakefield Kirkgate – York (limited service, Saturday only) will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Marsden only.
• Leeds – Huddersfield (local stopping service) will not run. Customers traveling from Mirfield, Batley and Morley should use Northern services between Wigan Wallgate – Leeds on Saturdays only.

TPE replacement bus services in operation:

• Manchester Piccadilly – Huddersfield (direct). Up to every 20 minutes.
• Manchester – Stockport – Huddersfield Airport. Hourly service.
• Huddersfield – Slaithwaite – Marsden. Hourly service.
• Huddersfield – Brighouse (extends to Halifax hourly). Every 30 minutes.
• Huddersfield v Deighton v Mirfield (Saturday only). Hourly service.
• Huddersfield – Leeds (local stop – Sunday only). Hourly service.
• Huddersfield – Wakefield Kirkgate – Castleford – York (Saturday only). Limited service.

Nordic services

• The Sheffield – Huddersfield service will terminate at Lockwood instead of Huddersfield, with track replacement between Lockwood – Huddersfield.
• The Huddersfield – Bradford Interchange service will not operate. TPE runs an hourly bus between Huddersfield – Brighouse – Halifax.