Tuesday 22 Apr 2025
Hop on board: TRU completes Easter weekend upgrade work at Mirfield station
- Region & Route:
- Eastern
On Monday (21 April), TRU completed a series of Easter Weekend upgrades across West Yorkshire, which included significant changes to Mirfield station.
TRU engineers brought the Mirfield station upgrade closer to full completion, with construction work undertaken to the platforms to allow the number of railway lines to increase from three to four, so more trains can run through the area in the future.
A new station entrance has now officially opened, leading onto a new platform, following works on Station Road below. Over 700m of track was also installed to serve the new platform.
Preparation work for a new, accessible footbridge with lifts was also carried out to aid the delivery of step-free access at the station, with construction expected to start in May and planned to open at the end of this year.
Essential rail upgrades were also carried out elsewhere in West Yorkshire with track renewals and signal testing taking place.
Customers were kept on the move via diversionary routes and rail replacement buses, whilst amended timetables were also in operation.
Andrew Campbell, TRU Sponsor, said:
“I’d like to thank customers travelling on the route over the Easter Weekend for their patience as we completed some pivotal upgrades across West Yorkshire.
“We’re delighted with our progress in Mirfield, and took a huge step to delivering a fully upgraded station, with completion expected at the end of the year.
“Once fully upgraded, Mirfield will have a fully accessible station that is able to facilitate more frequent trains with more seats for passengers, improving journeys across the Pennines.”
Notes to Editors
- Our workforce is local, with 80% employment from within a 40-mile radius of the route, and 60% employed from within a 25-mile radius.
- With a current workforce of around 5000 people, we expect to employ 8000 people over the length of the programme.
- The halfway mark of employing 590 apprentices has already been achieved, with 358 now working on TRU
- 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, helping
passengers and freight on the move while the core Transpennine route is closed to
deliver essential upgrades. This will provide capacity and reliability improvements
for the future too.
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