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Tuesday 11 Aug 2026

Major Transpennine Route Upgrade works to drive forward Huddersfield station transformation this autumn

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Customers will soon benefit from a more reliable, accessible and greener railway as the Transpennine Route Upgrade takes another significant step towards the transformation of Huddersfield station and the wider railway this autumn. 

From Saturday 19 September until Sunday 4 October 2026, engineers will be working around the clock to deliver a significant package of improvements in and around Huddersfield, helping improve reliability, increase capacity and support faster, more frequent services in the future. 

 At Huddersfield station, the subway will be extended towards platforms 4, 5 & 6, which are being remodelled to facilitate longer trains with more seats for customers, while renovations continue on the historic ‘Euston-style’ station roof. 

The reconstruction of Deighton station will also progress during this period with the installation of a new footbridge which, once complete, will have lifts to provide step-free access for customers.  

Across the route, teams will renew track and drainage to improve reliability, install new track to increase capacity and fit overhead line equipment to support greener, electric trains in the future. 

These improvements form part of the wider Transpennine Route Upgrade programme, which is modernising the railway between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York to provide better journeys for customers and better connections for communities across the North. 

To deliver these works safely, Huddersfield and Slaithwaite stations will be closed from Saturday 19 September until Sunday 4 October, reopening on Monday 5 October. 

The railway between Stalybridge and Mirfield will also be affected during this period, and, as a result, Mossley, Greenfield and Marsden stations will be closed on the weekends of 19-20 September and 3-4 October. 

To keep customers moving, trains will continue to run wherever possible using diversionary routes that have benefitted from more than £100 million of investment. Where trains cannot run, rail replacement buses will operate, with Brighouse station serving as the main rail and bus interchange throughout the works. Customers should allow extra time for their journeys. 

Customers are advised to check before they travel at nationalrail.co.uk or with their train operator, as amended timetables will be in operation and journey times may change. 

 

Sophie Leishman, TRU sponsor, said: 

"This is another significant stage in the transformation of Huddersfield station and the wider railway. While we know there will be some disruption while this work takes place, these upgrades are essential to delivering the more reliable, accessible and higher-capacity railway that customers deserve. 

"We're making real progress across the route, from the redevelopment of Huddersfield station to improvements that will support longer trains, better performance and future electrification. I'd like to thank customers and our local communities for their patience and understanding while we carry out these important upgrades." 

 

Liam O'Shaughnessy, Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme Delivery Lead at Northern, said: 

"As work continues to deliver once-in-a-generation upgrades to Huddersfield station, we would like to thank our customers for their continued patience. The upgrades taking place between Stalybridge and Mirfield will enable us to take another step closer to delivering our vision of a faster, more reliable, and greener railway for the North of England. During this time, works will also be advancing at Deighton station to provide a brand new, accessible station for our customers in 2027. 

There will be disruption to Northern and other operators’ services during these works, with services amended and some trains replaced with buses. We strongly advise all customers to check before they travel and use National Rail Enquiries to plan their journeys." 

 

Chris Nutton, Major Projects & TRU Director at TransPennine Express, said:

"This work is only possible because of the close collaboration between the range of rail industry teams involved in the Transpennine Route Upgrade. By working together, we're delivering one of the biggest railway upgrades in the North while continuing to keep customers and communities connected.

"Every organisation involved has a shared goal of creating a railway that's more reliable, more accessible and fit for the future. We'd like to thank everyone affected by these works for their patience as we continue to invest in better journeys across the Pennines."

 

Work at Huddersfield station will continue as part of the station's wider redevelopment, with a further 38-day closure planned following the last service on Christmas Eve to complete the main phase of the station upgrade works..