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A641 Bradford Road / Northgate closure dates 

• From 20:00 Saturday 22 February – 20:00 Sunday 23 February  

• From 20:00 Saturday 1 March – 20:00 Sunday 2 March  

• From 20:00 Saturday 8 March – 20:00 Sunday 9 March  

• From 20:00 Saturday 15 March – 20:00 Sunday 16 March  

• From 20:00 Saturday 22 March – 20:00 Sunday 23 March  

• From 22:00 Friday 28 March – 05:00 Monday 31 March  

• From 22:00 Friday 4 April – 05:00 Monday 7 April  

• From 22:00 Friday 11 April – 05:00 Monday 14 April  

• From 20:00 Saturday 19 April – 20:00 Sunday 20 April  

• From 22:00 Friday 25 April – 05:00 Monday 28 April  

• From 22:00 Friday 2 May – 05:00 Monday 5 May  

• From 22:00 Friday 9 May – 05:00 Monday 12 May 

TRU will bring passengers:

• More trains to choose from and more seats. Our improvements will enable more
  trains to run between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York with up to six fast
  services every hour between Leeds and Manchester and up to two stopping
  services for local connectivity.
  • Faster journeys so you can travel to your favourite towns and cities more quickly.
  Our fastest journey times are forecast to be 63-66 minutes between Manchester
  and York and 41-42 minutes between Manchester and Leeds.
  • More reliable journeys with trains that run on-time
  • Better stations across the Transpennine route, bringing passengers a better travel
  experience through improved, more accessible stations
  • Greener travel, reducing our carbon footprint and improving air quality. Our plans
  aim to save up to 87,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year – supporting the
  government’s Net Zero objectives. We’re also developing a proposal to move more
  goods by rail (up to 15 more freight trains each day.)
  • Together, these freight trains are expected to remove over 1,000 lorries off the road each day.

TRU will bring local communities:

• Jobs for local people. Our workforce will be local, with 80% employment from
  within a 40-mile radius of the route, and 60% employment from within a 25-mile
  radius. With a current workforce of around 2000 people, we estimate that could
  double over the course of the programme. We’ll employ an apprentice for every
  £4million spent.
  • Improved natural environments near the railway through 10% biodiversity net
  gain across the route. This will create or enhance habitats for wildlife.
  The multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) will bring this line into the
  21st century with 70-miles of fully electric, digital railway. Our plans include:
  • Electrifying the whole route between Manchester and York via Huddersfield and
  Leeds
  • Installing a new digital signalling system along the Transpennine route
• Doubling the number of tracks from two to four between Huddersfield and
  Westtown in Dewsbury.
  • Station improvements along the route to enhance customer experience, comfort
  and accessibility
  • Improving the railway on diversionary routes to allow more trains to run, to help
  keep passengers and freight moving while the core Transpennine route is closed to
  deliver essential upgrades. This will provide capacity and reliability improvements
  for future too.